The Impact of on-Line Life on the World

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I'm glad that you raised my fishere, because i see he was an intellectual giant. Frightful to have had him. But m he unfortunately passed away. One of the kind of cots that has come from him and others that it's sier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine theend of capitalism. I feel a that it's almost as though that's dying to change now. And in terms of this particular moment as well, where huge monts of people are spending far more time on line than they would normally. It does also raise other questions around, what is your experience of on line life like? Is there any way we can

Paris Marx is joined by Lizzie O’Shea to discuss how learning about history can empower us to imagine more radical futures, how COVID-19 could create the opportunity to demand a better world, and how the praise for essential workers could help us rethink our ideas about work and the economy.

Lizzie O’Shea is the author of “Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology.” She is also the founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch. She recently wrote about how there is no such thing as unskilled labor for The Baffler. Follow Lizzie on Twitter as @Lizzie_OShea.

The photo of the Paris Commune mentioned in the episode can be found here.

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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