There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how the latest tech gadget or “innovation” will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in a decade—much less a century. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond? 25–35-minute episodes released the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
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episode 1: 6.01: Actual Luddites
Introducing a season focused on one theme: rejecting technology.
Show NotesIntroducing a season focused on one theme: rejecting technology. Or rather, as you’ll hear us trace out in more detail in the episode: rejecting some technologies at some times, and thinking harder about them in general.
Links- L. M. Sacasas
- “Why the Luddites Matter”
- “What Technology Do We Really Need? A Critique of the 2016 Personal Democracy Forum
- “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.
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- Andrew Fallows
- Kurt Klassen
- Jake Grant
- Jeremy W. Sherman
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