41 - Love in the Time of Big Data feat. Alfie Bown

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Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast

Clif Mark

47 episodes

9 months ago

This episode is a crossover collabo with Graham Culbertson of the Everyday Anarchism podcast. Graham asked me over to talk Athenian democracy, Plato, anarchism and how modern meritocratic education sucks. We had a nice time with it and hope you do too. Support the show

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41 - Love in the Time of Big Data feat. Alfie Bown

Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast

58 minutes

3 years ago

41 - Love in the Time of Big Data feat. Alfie Bown

Big tech companies tell us they’re our servants, existing to fulfill our desires more cheaply and conveniently than ever. Alfie Bown doesn’t think so. He thinks Deliveroo, Tinder, Pornhub etc. aren’t just giving us what we want, they’re shaping what we want. He reckons our tech overlords are secretly remaking humankind on the level of desire. We chat about Chinese cars that know what you want to eat and why time travellers don’t get horny. Bown is the author of a n...