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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How the Cloud Reshaped the Internet w/ Dwayne Monroe

Paris Marx is joined by Dwayne Monroe to discuss what it’s like to work in a data center, how the cloud came to hold a dominant position, and the consequences of its control by companies like Amazon, ...

21 Heinä 20221h 7min

The Dangers of Tech that Tracks Everything We Do w/ Shoshana Wodinsky

Paris Marx is joined by Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss how the digital infrastructure that companies have built out over the past couple decades to track everything we do in order to serve us ads places...

14 Heinä 202256min

Tech Won’t Fix the Transport System w/ Paris Marx

In a special episode to celebrate the release of host Paris Marx’s new book Road to Nowhere, Brian Merchant takes over as guest host to interview Paris about the book, the tech industry’s visions for ...

7 Heinä 20221h 4min

15 Years of the iPhone w/ Brian Merchant

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the impact of the iPhone after 15 years, including its effects on how we work, how we use technology, and what it’s meant for Apple.Brian Merchant is ...

30 Kesä 202257min

Canada’s Digital Contact-Tracing Experiment w/ Bianca Wylie

To kick off a new monthly bonus series on tech in Canada, Paris Marx is joined by Bianca Wylie to discuss Canada’s COVID Alert app, the problems with the digital contract-tracing experiment, and why w...

27 Kesä 202256min

Technology of the Oppressed w/ David Nemer

Paris Marx is joined by David Nemer to discuss how residents of Brazil’s favelas reshape technologies developed in the Global North to serve their needs, and how technology alone does not solve social...

23 Kesä 20221h 3min

Streaming Wars: Revenge of the Cinema? w/ Gita Jackson

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss how streaming has altered the film and television industry, what happens as their business models are coming under question, and whether cinemas have re...

16 Kesä 20221h 9min

Privatizing the Internet Was a Mistake w/ Ben Tarnoff

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss why the problems with the modern internet, including its excessive concentration in the hands of a few companies and the way its dominant firms shape our...

9 Kesä 20221h 12min