The internet came out of a kind of stew of utopianism that brewed up on the west coast in the 80s and 90s. The process was nothing whatsoever to do with social well-being, he says. So can we perhaps in the future not have it dominated by advertising? You know, again, this has to be thought of as a commons, I think.
The liberal order is under threat. Increasing inequality, the rise of far-right nationalism and the climate emergency pose unprecedented challenges. It’s time for some radical thinking. In November 2019 Intelligence Squared brought to its stage two of the world’s great radicals – Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister known for his trademark leather jacket, motorbike and self-described erratic Marxism, and legendary music producer Brian Eno, known for his progressive politics and human rights activism. The evening was chaired by BBC journalist and broadcaster Ritula Shah.
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