Team Human Joanne McNeil
Apr 17, 2024
Author Joanne McNeil discusses her novel 'Wrong Way' and the beauty of human connection in the digital age. The conversation explores human interactions, tech conferences, class dynamics, AI dominance in creative industries, and the power of personal stories in literature.
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Hidden Drivers
- The novel "Wrong Way" features a woman driving for an autonomous vehicle company.
- The company hides human drivers inside the vehicles, a metaphor for hidden labor in the digital age.
Ordinary Lives, Tech History
- Working-class experiences reveal the history of technology.
- Joanne McNeil's protagonist embodies the ordinary person navigating technological change.
Golden Ticket, Gig Economy
- The protagonist gets a job at a seemingly good company, but it's a job with strings attached.
- It's a metaphor for the gig economy and the allure of precarious work.