Can Higher Interest Rates Tame Big Tech And Inflation? w/ Grace Blakeley
Tech Won't Save Us17 Maalis 2022

Can Higher Interest Rates Tame Big Tech And Inflation? w/ Grace Blakeley

Paris Marx is joined by Grace Blakeley to discuss how low interest rates and quantitative easing fueled the tech economy’s post-recession growth, why raising them won’t fix the problems that’s created, and whether higher interest rates are the solution to rising inflation.Grace Blakeley is a staff writer at Tribune Magazine and host of A World to Win. She’s also the author of Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation and The Corona Crash: How the Pandemic Will Change Capitalism. Follow Grace on Twitter at @graceblakeley.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: Grace wrote about how interest rate hikes are used against workers, what we should learn from the Gamestop short squeeze, and how the pandemic has produced closer links between the state and major corporations. Benjamin Braun and Adrienne Buller explained the concept of asset manager capitalism. In the face of rising inflation, NFT values are down 48% since November. High energy prices tend to drive inflation, and Russia and Ukraine are major wheat exporters. In the UK, wages are falling at the fastest rate since 2014. In the US, wages are falling when accounting for inflation, after decades of wage stagnation. Support the show

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Elon Musk Profits Off Non-Consensual Deepfakes w/ Kat Tenbarge

Elon Musk Profits Off Non-Consensual Deepfakes w/ Kat Tenbarge

Paris Marx is joined by Kat Tenbarge to discuss the explosion of abusive deepfakes on X, including how Elon Musk is profiting from the sexual exploitation of women and children while his followers use...

29 Tammi 1h 6min

Bring Back Meddling With Tech Hardware w/ Chris Person

Bring Back Meddling With Tech Hardware w/ Chris Person

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Person to discuss the state of hardware and manufacturing in the tech industry, ways to hack your stuff, options to undermine Microsoft’s software dominance, and how the ...

22 Tammi 58min

Reimagining Our Relationship with Digital Tech w/ Paris Marx

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Paris Marx marks the beginning of 2026 by discussing some of the big themes that will be moving the conversations he’ll be having this year, particularly digital sovereignty and rethinking the value o...

15 Tammi 49min

We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao [Replay]

We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao [Replay]

Paris Marx is joined by Karen Hao to discuss how Sam Altman’s goal of scale at all costs has spawned a new empire founded on exploitation of people and the environment, resulting in not only the loss ...

8 Tammi 54min

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1 Tammi 1h 6min

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24 Joulu 20251h 28min

How Effective is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? w/ Cam Wilson

How Effective is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? w/ Cam Wilson

Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taking a more nuanced re...

18 Joulu 202559min

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Europe’s Subservience to the United States w/ Ben Wray

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the Europe’s capitulation to pressure from the United States on Nexperia, as well as on digital protections and labor rights that could have big implication...

11 Joulu 202559min

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