If we want to challenge the power of major tech companies, we need to know how they work and be able to properly assess the consequences of their products.
This week @jathansadowski joins @parismarx to explain how to see tech as a Luddite.
Full ep: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/how-to-see-tech-like-a-luddite-w-jathan-sadowski/id1507621076?i=1000684204420
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Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/tech-won-t-save-us/episode/190251373
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Netflix used to be hailed as the place to find the best film and television, but more and more it’s filled with a bunch of content slop.
This week @wtavlin joins @parismarx to talk about what Netflix has done to movies.
Full ep: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/what-netflix-has-done-to-movies-w-will-tavlin/id1507621076?i=1000683285478
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🔓 UNLOCKED: Our premium interview with @ceciliarikap from the Data Vampires series is now available to everyone!
How does the growth of AI make us more dependent on major cloud providers and increase the power of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google?
Full ep: https://techwontsave.us/episode/257_how_cloud_giants_cement_their_power_w_cecilia_rikap
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How does a data center actually work and how did the creation of the cloud change the way companies think about computation?
Up next in our premium interviews from DATA VAMPIRES is @cloudquistador!
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Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/tech-won-t-save-us/episode/189772244
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@naomiaklein #4 — In May, @gilduran76 joined us to talk about the tech industry’s turn against democracy and the scary vision of the future being embraced by some influential tech leaders in Silicon Valley.
https://bird.makeup/@techwontsaveus/1793627859430621263
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[#]3 — In the first episode of 2024, @naomiaklein came on the show to talk about her book Doppelganger, the right-wing conspiracy theories that have continued to poison our politics, and provide an important perspective on Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
https://bird.makeup/@techwontsaveus/1742930523318804507
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[#]2 — @timnitgebru joined @parismarx in January to assess the state of AI hype and the important issues it distracts us from.
https://bird.makeup/@techwontsaveus/1747996694199800198
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As the year comes to an end, it’s time to count down the top episodes of the year.
🏆 I’m happy to say that episode one of DATA VAMPIRES was our most-listened to episode of the year. If you haven’t listened to the series yet, it’s not too late!
https://bird.makeup/@techwontsaveus/1843294664587345979
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2024 may be winding down, but Tech Won’t Save Us isn’t done yet.
This week, @molly0xfff, @bcmerchant, and @es_wickham join @parismarx to go through the top stories of the year, the worst person in tech, and what they’re watching for 2025.
Full ep: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-year-in-tech-w-molly-white-brian-merchant-eric-wickham/id1507621076?i=1000680940964
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🔓 UNLOCKED: Our premium interview with @_alialkhatib from the Data Vampires series is now available to everyone!
If algorithmic systems are harming people and they have little other means to stop them, why shouldn’t those systems be destroyed?
Full ep: https://techwontsave.us/episode/256_maybe_we_should_destroy_ai_w_ali_alkhatib
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🏆 THE RESULTS ARE IN 🏆
After narrowly losing to Thiel in 2022, then taking the crown in a competition with Jeff Bezos last year…
…ELON MUSK retains the title of Worst Person in Tech 2024.
Is anyone even surprised?
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Thank you to the thousands of people who participated in this year’s contest!
If these tech billionaires are making our lives worse, we should at least be able to have some fun at their expense.
Here’s the screenshot to prove Musk is the winner!
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For some people, flying is getting a lot better. But for a lot more, it feels like the experience keeps eroding.
This week @amandamull joins @parismarx to discuss how airlines are using data to maximize profits and what that means for flying.
Full ep: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/how-data-is-changing-air-travel-w-amanda-mull/id1507621076?i=1000680112948
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Spain is facing severe droughts that climate change is making worse, yet data centers still want loads of water.
Up next in our premium interviews from DATA VAMPIRES is Aurora Gomez Delgado from @tunubesecamirio!
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Today’s results are private. They will be announced on social media later today — but also on our year-end livestream for Patreon supporters.
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