Tech Won't Save Us3 Helmi 2022

Crypto Winter Is Coming w/ Jacob Silverman

As the podcast celebrates episode 100, Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the huge drop in crypto prices, the coming threat (to crypto) of interest rate hikes and regulation, the human impact of crypto schemes, and where things may be going next.Jacob Silverman is a staff writer at The New Republic and writes about crypto with the actor Ben McKenzie. Follow Jacob on Twitter at @SilvermanJacob.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.Also mentioned in this episode: Jacob and Ben McKenzie wrote about Tether. Zeke Faux also wrote an essential article on the stablecoin, and Jacob recommends Crypto Critics Corner. Crypto prices have plunged, and that’s hurt regular people. New York’s Attorney General reached a settlement with Tether last year. VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is making a big lobbying push in Washington, DC to get favorable crypto regulations. Matt Damon and Spike Lee are among the celebrities to take crypto money and help pump the industry. US regulators are looking at crypto regulations, and Biden administration is planning an executive order to move it forward. China banned crypto mining, Russia proposed a ban on crypto, and many countries have suffered power outages due to crypto mining. Stephen Diehl wrote explained how crypto is about arbitraging securities regulation. Diane Jeantet wrote about a massive series of Bitcoin pyramid schemes in Brazil. Support the show

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Should Australia Ban Teens from Social Media? w/ Cam Wilson

Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss Australia’s plan to ban under-16s from social media, the interests driving it, and whether it’s the right approach to tackle the harms of those platforms....

5 Joulu 20241h 1min

Patreon Preview: The Crippling Energy Demand of Ireland’s Data Centers w/ Brid Smith

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Patreon Preview: Fighting Data Centers in Chile w/ Sebastian Lehuede

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Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands w/ MV Ramana

Paris Marx is joined by MV Ramana to discuss the tech industry’s push to have nuclear energy power its data centers and why the reality of nuclear power isn’t as great as its promoters often make it s...

28 Marras 20241h 2min

The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet w/ Becca Lewis

Paris Marx is joined by Becca Lewis to discuss the right-wing project to shape the internet in the 1990s and how we’re still living with the legacies of those actions today.Becca Lewis is a postdoctor...

21 Marras 202459min

Patreon Preview: How Cloud Giants Cement Their Power w/ Cecilia Rikap

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Making Sense of a Pro-Tech Trump Presidency w/ Brian Merchant

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the fallout from the US election, what it means for the tech industry, and more importantly, what it might mean for all of us. They also celebrate the...

14 Marras 20241h 4min