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The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Chris Gilliard on how politics shaped the way we think about the internet.

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The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism w/ Chris Gilliard | Tech Won’t Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia's final book Cyberlibertarianism and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the internet.

Chris Gilliard is co-director of the Critical Internet Studies Institute and author of the forthcoming book Luxury Surveillance, coming in 2026.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia’s final book, Cyberlibertarianism, and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the Internet.

Chris Gilliard is codirector of the Critical Internet Studies Institute and author of the forthcoming book Luxury Surveillance, coming in 2026.

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Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware w/ Chris Person | Tech Won’t Save Us
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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 AI boom is making consumer electronics more expensive. Chris Person is a co-founder of Aftermath and makes Highlight Reel.

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Paris Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.

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