How to See Tech Like a Luddite
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jathan Sadowski on the relationship between technology and capitalism.
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How to See Tech Like a Luddite w/ Jathan Sadowski | Tech Won’t Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jathan Sadowski to discuss the relationship between technology and capitalism, and what lessons can be taken from the Luddites to properly assess and understand these systems.
Jathan Sadowski is is the author of The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. He’s also the co-host of This Machine Kills and a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.
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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Jathan Sadowski to discuss the relationship between technology and capitalism, and what lessons can be taken from the Luddites to properly assess and understand these systems.
Jathan Sadowski is is the author of The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. He’s also the cohost of This Machine Kills and a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.
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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
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