Debunking the Tech Hype Cycle with Dan Olson
Factually! with Adam Conover
The Importance of Dispelling Bullshit
"I've been tilting at this windmill for a long time. I never make any progress," he says of his work dispelling tech myths. He's an optimist, but "a very cynical optimist", according to the comedian. Inventors are willing to invent uber for cats in skidoo dealerships and rent t-shirts from pneumatic tubes that can be destroyed by pizza delivery robots. But no one wants to rent a t-shirt so why do they need them?
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