Mumford's Big Idea of the Bribe Is a Disappointing Idea

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Munford: The thing that begins as a bribe eventually becomes a shackle. He says once people accept this, it kind of freezes out their ability to make other choices. It remakes society in the image of this technology, and then it reduces the availability of other options.

Paris Marx is joined by Zachary Loeb to discuss the history of tech criticism with a focus on Joseph Weizenbaum and Lewis Mumford, as well as why the techlash is a narrative that suits Silicon Valley.

Zachary Loeb is a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania whose dissertation research looks at Y2K. Follow Zachary on Twitter as @libshipwreck, and check out his Librarian Shipwreck blog.

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