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Mentioned in 11 episodes

From counterculture to cyberculture

Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism
Book • 2006

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Mentioned in 11 episodes

Mentioned by Ezra Klein in a discussion about cheap housing and the San Francisco ferment.
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Quoted by Bob Baxley , it explains why personal computing got started in Northern California in the late 1960s.
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Mentioned by Josh Citarella as a book which says that the groups that failed at communes, moved back to Silicon Valley.
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Doomscroll 22: Jen Pan
Mentioned by Arnaud Schenk when discussing the origins of internet culture and its connection to the 60s counterculture.
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On Trust Infrastructure with Arnaud Schenk
Mentioned by Maxim Tvorun-Dunn when discussing the overlap between counterculture and Silicon Valley.
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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.
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TECH-BRO DYSTOPIA with Dave Karpf
Mentioned by Joshua Citarella in a discussion about the ideological underpinnings of the internet and its design.
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Mentioned by Phil Ford as a book dealing with the relationship between counterculture and cyberculture.
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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.
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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
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
Mentioned by Colette Shade while discussing the tech revolution's countercultural roots in the Bay Area.
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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"
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

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