The Importance of Understanding the History of Technology

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Zachary lobe is a phd. Candidate at the university of pennsylvania. He says technology critics need to be mindful of what they are warning about. Lobe: "We need to be paying attention, not just to the history of the technology, but the history of social response"

Paris Marx is joined by Zachary Loeb to discuss the history of tech criticism with a focus on Joseph Weizenbaum and Lewis Mumford, as well as why the techlash is a narrative that suits Silicon Valley.

Zachary Loeb is a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania whose dissertation research looks at Y2K. Follow Zachary on Twitter as @libshipwreck, and check out his Librarian Shipwreck blog.

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