The State of Capitalism in the 21st Century

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I think the class mobility story of the valley often gets lost because now you have to have a great deal of privilege, class privilege, economic privilege. I mean, look, lhike, this sort of low tax environment hasb been something check leaders have worked very hard to effect over the last forty years. And we've kind of gone to this really artificial austerity that has generated an immense amount of wealth for parts of it. But has it been good for the broader whole? Has it generated better technological advancement or contributions than the alternative?

Paris Marx is joined by Margaret O’Mara to discuss how the state and military have been at the center of the US tech industry since the very beginning, but how it was written out of the popular narrative during the neoliberal turn in the 1980s.

Margaret O’Mara is the author of “The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America” and a professor at the University of Washington. Follow Margaret on Twitter as @margaretomara.

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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