Avenge Capitalism in Silicon Valley

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Avenge capitalist ben horwitz, who you may know. He's a founder of a very influential avenge capitalist firm and well known in silican valley. And he talks about how one of his favorite icons from history was actually tosant lavetour. Which i think is kind of a an icaptulation of the californian ideology. I really think we need to build a tradition of writing and thinking about left wing, radical right wing revolutionary revolutionaries.

Paris Marx is joined by Lizzie O’Shea to discuss how learning about history can empower us to imagine more radical futures, how COVID-19 could create the opportunity to demand a better world, and how the praise for essential workers could help us rethink our ideas about work and the economy.

Lizzie O’Shea is the author of “Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology.” She is also the founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch. She recently wrote about how there is no such thing as unskilled labor for The Baffler. Follow Lizzie on Twitter as @Lizzie_OShea.

The photo of the Paris Commune mentioned in the episode can be found here.

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.

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