Identifying Reformist Reforms, Right?

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I think it's so easy for these tech companies to co-opt that messaging to be like, ah yes, of course you can change the world by buying our products, right? Or like, buy doing this thing. And all of those things I think partially what I'm trying to do with Flash Forward is to teach people how to identify places that they can build futures. There are a lot of things that just need to be done that don't require special knowledge or skill sets and aren't necessarily going to have same kind of impact as an abortion network. It's not about recycling or buying an electric car or what have you, it's a collective power, right?

Paris Marx is joined by Rose Eveleth to discuss the end of her long-running podcast, why thinking about the future is important, and how tech billionaires try to shape our idea of the future to serve their ends.

Rose Eveleth is the creator and host of the Flash Forward podcast and the author of Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible) Tomorrows. You can follow them on Twitter at @roseveleth.

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.

The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.

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