Peoples & Things cover image

The Internet, Inequality, and the “Digital Divide”

Peoples & Things

CHAPTER

The Relationship Between Wealth and Poverty

M, this was in the wake of the two thousand eight recessions. I wanted to write a book about why do we think that technology and skills can solve the problem of poverty? Why do we all feel that we need to learn to code or else risk starvation? And eventually, the explanation that i landed is really focused on these institutional politics. We talk about how am places like schools and libraries, these institutions of social reproduction, are teaching us the rules of the game, but they're also trying to keep themselves alive.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner