There's a regular Twitter post of, I used to be a Democrat, but then I went around the brief side and I felt so scared. We kind of have seen this percolating through the culture and this conception that there is some kind of crime epidemic. T.L. seemed to acknowledge this in his speech at this conservative convention last month. He talked about needing a more positive agenda, but no one has it. None of these guys actually talk about building more housing or finding more affordable solutions or redistribution of resources.
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the politics of the PayPal Mafia tech billionaires, and how they’re trying to reshape US political discourse to serve themselves.
Jacob Silverman is a journalist who writes for The New Republic, The Baffler, Slate, and many others. He’s also the co-author of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud with Ben McKenzie. Follow Jacob on Twitter at @SilvermanJacob.
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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