FinTech for the Precariat
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -It has been projected that the 2020s will be the decade of the FinTech Revolution. This Marketing hyperbole is on the heels of many such revolutions – the Green Revolution, the Personal Computing Revolution, the dot.com, web2.0 and Social Network Revolution... These tech revolutions are sold on the promises of democratization and wealth, however, their applications and results are much more complex than merely advancing technologies for the advancement of humankind. FinTech for the Precariat, questions the various possible applications of emerging financial technologies and brings to the forefront the question of who ultimately will these technologies serve?
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Episodes
COVID-19 Isolation
March 11, 2021 02:00 - 2 minutesSubject 3 (Precariat / Recent College Graduate): Struggling with isolation through 2020 following the New York City pandemic shut down.
What Is Trading?
March 11, 2021 02:00 - 2 minutesSubject 3 (Precariat / Recent College Graduate): A college student discusses his struggle at understanding stock market trading.
A Recent College Grad Considers the United States Federal Safety Net
March 11, 2021 02:00 - 26 secondsSubject 3 (Precariat / Recent College Graduate): Do You Wish for a Greater Federal Safety Net?
What Place Do Cultural Workers Have in the U.S.?
March 11, 2021 02:00 - 52 secondsSubject 3 (Precariat / Recent College Graduate): Reflections on the State of Cultural Workers in the United States.
Where Is Silicon Valley Headed
March 02, 2021 02:00 - 2 minutesSubject 1 (Tech Artist / Cultural Worker): Silicon Valley - is a major change about to occur?
The Financialization of Life
March 02, 2021 02:00 - 2 minutesSubject 1 (Tech Artist / Cultural Worker): Financialization of Life
Use of Alerts and Badges
March 02, 2021 02:00 - 1 minuteSubject 1 (Tech Artist / Cultural Worker): Retail Trading Apps Use of Alerts and Badges
Use of the COVID-19 Stimulus
March 02, 2021 02:00 - 35 secondsSubject 1 (Tech Artist / Cultural Worker): COVID-19 Stimulus - what to do with that money?