This week on Tech won't save us, Jarrett ponders the state of consumerism in 2023. We'll go through history and all this fun stuff that we want to chat about. And if you do want to support the work that goes into making the show every week so I can keep having these fantastic conversations with people like Amanda, you can join supporters like Faith from Chicago, Zez from Pittsburgh, Ms. Love from the Netherlands, and Ian Donahue in Berlin by going to patreon.com slash techwillsaveus.
Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Mull to discuss the history of consumerism and where ecommerce goes in the next few years as interest rates rise and its market share stalls.
Amanda Mull is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she writes the Material World column. She’s also a shop steward at The Atlantic Union. Follow Amanda on Twitter at @amandamull.
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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