#1977

Mentioned in 14 episodes

From counterculture to cyberculture

Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism

Book • 2006

Mentioned by

Maxim Tvorun-Dunn

Joshua Citarella

Leighton Woodhouse

Mentioned in 14 episodes

Mentioned by

Ezra Klein

in a discussion about cheap housing and the San Francisco ferment.

#462 – Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE

Quoted by

Bob Baxley

, it explains why personal computing got started in Northern California in the late 1960s.

35 years of product design wisdom from Apple, Disney, Pinterest, and beyond | Bob Baxley

Mentioned by

Josh Citarella

as a book which says that the groups that failed at communes, moved back to Silicon Valley.

Doomscroll 22: Jen Pan

Mentioned by

Arnaud Schenk

when discussing the origins of internet culture and its connection to the 60s counterculture.

On Trust Infrastructure with Arnaud Schenk

Mentioned by

Maxim Tvorun-Dunn

when discussing the overlap between counterculture and Silicon Valley.

Why tech bros worship psychedelics (and think you should too)

Mentioned by

Dave Karpf

as a wonderful book about the countercultural roots with Stuart Brand.

TECH-BRO DYSTOPIA with Dave Karpf

Recommended by

Jasmine Sun

as her favorite book on Silicon Valley's history.

🌻 from counterculture to cyberculture (ft. fred turner)

Mentioned by

Josh Citarella

when referring to a great book from Fred Turner, "From Counterculture to Cyberculture".

Doomscroll 08: Matty Healy

Mentioned by

Joshua Citarella

in a discussion about the ideological underpinnings of the internet and its design.

EP028 - Joshua Citarella

Mentioned by

Phil Ford

as a book dealing with the relationship between counterculture and cyberculture.

Episode 191 — The Acid Queen, with Susannah Cahalan

Mentioned by

Leighton Woodhouse

as a book about the countercultural movement of the 60s and 70s in the Bay Area and its connection to the computer revolution.

Leighton Woodhouse: chaos and corruption in urban America

Mentioned in the context of Kevin Kelly and Stuart Brand and the whole earth dimension of this.

Chaim Gingold on Building Sim City & Simulation as Discourse

Mentioned by

Raymond Craib

when discussing the convergence of counterculture and Silicon Valley.

Libertarian Exit with Raymond Craib

Mentioned by

John Markoff

when discussing the evolution of Silicon Valley culture.

On Steve Jobs, Drugs, AI, Risk and the Enduring Magic of Silicon Valley

Mentioned by

Josh Citarella

as a book explaining the transition from hippie counterculture to Silicon Valley.

Against Platforms w/ Mike Pepi

Recommended by

Colette Shade

for its insights into the transition of countercultural individuals into the tech sector.

Behind the News: Crisis in Korea w/ Tim Shorrock

Mentioned by

Colette Shade

while discussing the tech revolution's countercultural roots in the Bay Area.

#12. Colette Shade on The Y2K Era

Recommended by

Felicia Wong

as a book about early computer culture in Silicon Valley, highlighting its once radical democratic vision.

Joe Biden and "the new progressivism"

Mentioned by

Brian Merchant

while discussing the portrayal of the tech industry in the press.

Reporter Roundtable: Discussing Media Narratives and Tech Industry Attacks On The Press

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