The Road to Nowhere w/ Paris Marx

The Digital Void Podcast

English - August 03, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes - 75.5 MB
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Why do Silicon Valley’s promises about the future of transportation never seem to work out?

Paris Marx, author of The Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation and Host of Tech Won’t Save Us dives into the reality underpinning the promises made by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. Why can’t electric vehicles address the problems created by the automobile industry? To push back against Silicon Valley’s promises, Marx helps us imagine a more accessible and equitable transportation future.

About Paris Marx:

Paris Marx is a Canadian technology writer whose work has been published by NBC News, CBC News, Jacobin, and Tribune, among many others. Paris is also a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland and the host of the critical technology podcast Tech Won’t Save Us.

Follow Paris Marx:

Twitter | Tech Won't Save Us

Show Notes:

From Counterculture to Cyberculture - Fred Turner

Whole Earth Catalog - Stewart Brand

Jarrett Walker - Elite Project

The Facebook Papers - Francis Haugen

For more on Peter Thiel’s philosophy, read here:

From Zero to One, New Yorker profile

Techlash

It’s Time to Build - Andreesen Horowitz essay

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