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Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, David Gerard on Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky.

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Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism | Tech Won’t Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by David Gerard to discuss Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky, his obsession with Bitcoin, and his contributions (or lack thereof) to modern technology.

David Gerard is the author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and Libra Shrugged. He also makes Pivot to AI with Amy Castor.

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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by David Gerard to discuss Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky, his obsession with Bitcoin, and his contributions (or lack thereof) to modern technology.

David Gerard is the author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and Libra Shrugged. He also makes Pivot to AI with Amy Castor.

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How the US Weaponizes Technology in the Middle East | Tech Won’t Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Laleh Khalili to discuss how the United States uses its control of key technologies to shift global power dynamics, and how that specifically plays out in the Middle East.

Laleh Khalili is Professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter and author of the forthcoming book Extractive Capitalism.

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Paris Marx

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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