The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism w/ Chris Gilliard
Podcast: Tech Won't Save UsPublished On: Thu Jan 30 2025
Description: Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia's final book Cyberlibertarianism and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the internet.Chris Gilliard is co-director of the Critical Internet Studies Institute and author of the forthcoming book Luxury Surveillance, coming in 2026.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham.Also mentioned in this episode:David Golumbia wrote an essay called “ChatGPT Should Not Exist” in December 2022.Matt Bors drew a comic called “You made become a Nazi!”Cyberlibertarianism is out now from the University of Minnesota Press.Support the show
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