TED Radio Hour

Writing For A Better Future

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May 12, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Shammed App

  • Dave Eggers's book "The Every" features a fictional app called Shammed.
  • This app allows people to film others' wrongdoings and publicly shame them.
INSIGHT

Surveillance and Paranoia

  • Constant surveillance creates low-level paranoia, especially in urban areas.
  • Public shaming through readily available filming contributes to this paranoia.
INSIGHT

Tech's Shift

  • Dave Eggers observed the tech industry's shift from egalitarian to monopolistic.
  • He noted how "digital solutionism" became the dominant approach to problem-solving.
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