Exploring the challenges and controversies surrounding the search for a new energy solution to power technological advancements, questioning the priorities and competence of tech giants like Nvidia and prominent figures in the industry. The chapter emphasizes the potential backlash against big tech companies and the necessity for them to adapt to shifting sentiments in the future.
Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron to discuss the public’s growing disillusionment with the tech industry as it pivoted to chasing profits instead of providing us with anything useful.
Ed Zitron is the host of Better Offline and writes the Where’s Your Ed At newsletter. He’s also the CEO of EZPR.
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. Support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
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