In the book, you refer to uber in particular as an illustration of how we've reached the broke phase of the internet privatization. I'm wondering if you think that that has begun to shift since you wrote the book. We're seeing that interest rates are rising, that tex tunks are falling, that there's belt tightening, even among some of these bigger companies. Do you think that we're finally moving away from this period, or it's just an interruption that maybe we're going to go back to in the near future?
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss why the problems with the modern internet, including its excessive concentration in the hands of a few companies and the way its dominant firms shape our interactions to generate profit, find their root in the decision to privatize the network. To fix them, that needs to be changed.
Ben Tarnoff is the author of Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future and the co-founder of Logic Magazine. Follow Ben on Twitter at @bentarnoff.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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