Zeynep Tufekci (part one): from Turkey to Technosociology
Out of the Crisis
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From Homelessness to Technosociology
This chapter chronicles the speaker's transformative journey from a childhood interest in physics to a career in computer programming set against a backdrop of personal adversity. It explores challenges faced during their teenage years, including homelessness, and how they navigated the tech industry through determination and skill acquisition. The narrative ultimately highlights the speaker's shift to studying the societal impacts of technology, emphasizing the necessity of combining technical knowledge with social understanding.
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