Tech Won't Save Us2 Kesä 2022

Tech Media Needs to Do Better on Crypto and Elon Musk w/ Ed Zitron

Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron for a wide-ranging discussion on the responsibility tech media has to its readers, the problems with crypto, and why bosses like Elon Musk are desperate to force workers back into the office.Ed Zitron is the CEO of EZPR and writes the Where’s Your Ed At newsletter. Follow Ed on Twitter at @edzitron.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: New Tech Won’t Save Us merch is now available in our store (including tote bags!). Ed wrote about the problem with Kara Swisher’s aggressive response to a listener asking why Pivot had run an ad telling people to put their retirement savings into crypto. (Listen to the ad here.) Elon Musk wrote a set of emails telling workers they need to return to the office for a *minimum* of 40 hours a week, or they can “pretend to work elsewhere.” Ed has written many times about employers pushing their workers back to the office. In March, Kevin Roose wrote a Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto, and Ed was one of the critics that Molly White got to contribute to an edited version. Sam Harnett wrote an essay on how the early, uncritical coverage of the gig economy helped legitimize its exploitative business model. Support the show

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Electric Vehicles Are Driving a Mining Boom w/ Thea Riofrancos

Paris Marx is joined by Thea Riofrancos to discuss how the push for electric vehicles is driving governments in the United States and Europe to onshore mining after decades of doing the reverse, what ...

15 Syys 20221h 9min

Surveillance Won’t Protect Students w/ Chris Gilliard

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the push to expand surveillance technologies in schools during the pandemic and in response to school shootings, and why they’re making life worse for...

8 Syys 202257min

Amazon’s Highly Subsidized Foray Into Middle-Earth w/ Thomas Coughlan

Paris Marx is joined by Thomas Coughlan to discuss Amazon’s foray into Tolkien’s fantasy world, the big subsidies it received to film in New Zealand, and how its decision to move the series to the UK ...

1 Syys 202250min

Who’s Winning in China’s Fight Against 996? w/ JS Tan

Paris Marx is joined by JS Tan to discuss how Chinese tech workers fought against “996” work practices and whether the its phaseout is being driven by that movement or by the changing needs of the gov...

25 Elo 202249min

How the Modem World Shaped the Internet w/ Kevin Driscoll

Paris Marx is joined by Kevin Driscoll to discuss the networks and services built by volunteers and hobbyists on top of the telephone network before the internet took over the in the 1990s, and what i...

18 Elo 20221h 2min

Keep Capitalism Out of Space w/ Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Paris Marx is joined by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss the science behind the new space telescope, the problems with the billionaire space race, and why we need to challenge the capitalist and co...

11 Elo 202257min

Competition Won’t Fix Canada’s Telecom Woes w/ Fenwick McKelvey

Paris Marx is joined by Fenwick McKelvey to discuss the massive outage at Rogers, why it’s challenging the narrative that more competition will fix Canada’s telecom sector, and the need for better reg...

4 Elo 202253min

The Real Legacy of Stewart Brand w/ Malcolm Harris

Paris Marx is joined by Malcolm Harris to discuss the legacy of Stewart Brand and why the myth we’re often told about him overstates the reality of his impact.Malcolm Harris is the author of Kids Thes...

28 Heinä 202257min