How Britain Killed its Computing Industry w/ Mar Hicks
Tech Won't Save Us
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Is There a Feminized Field?
i feel like so often when it comes to technology, we we see the reverse when technology is instituted. Usually the introduction of further automation means that a field feminizes instead of becoming more male identified. It means that unions oftentimes get broken or lose power when automation comes into the picture. And computing is an interesting case because it goes the opposite way in certain respects. So it doesn't result in more fit feminization, but it does certainly break the power of unions. Because as it professionalizes, as it becomes more and more associated with a certain class and kind of calibre of mostly white man. In this situation in the uk, its very hard to advocate for the need for
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