Creating a Platform Architecture for Public Sector Alternatives

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Rat: There's at tention between laying down what one thinks should happen and leaving a space for people to decide themselves. The new needs become obvious as people continue to talk, he says. Rat: All cities might re imagine themselves in the best way in the world. You're just not going to be rich, y'know? It doesn't matter how smart you are; there will never be enough of them.

Paris Marx is joined by Dan Hind to discuss the problems with the existing tech industry and its links to the state, and his proposal for reorienting technological development to promote human flourishing and a cooperative economy.

Dan Hind is the author of “The Return of the Public: Democracy, Power and the Case for Media Reform” and recently wrote a report called “The British Digital Cooperative: A New Model Public Sector Institution” for The Next System Project and Common Wealth. He’s also written for the Guardian, the New Socialist, and the New Scientist. Follow Dan on Twitter as @danhind.

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.

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