Articles in Tech
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The Dangerous Ideas of “Longtermism” and “Existential Risk”
So-called rationalists have created a disturbing secular religion that looks like it addresses humanity’s deepest problems, but actually justifies pursuing the social preferences of elites.
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Software Licensing Is A Scam
Big Tech increasingly takes on the role of landlord rather than retailer, spawning an industry of bullshit that begs the question—what is it all for?
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Putting the ‘Capitalism’ in ‘Surveillance Capitalism’
In the 21st century, every life experience is a monetizable data point.
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Why We Should All Fear Facebook’s Oversight Board
A dark new world of private government is upon us.
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The Shallowness of What Tech Calls Thinking
The smartest people on Earth have a surprising lack of curiosity.
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It’s Time to Bust the Tech Talent Pipeline
And these activists have a plan.
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How SEO Is Gentrifying the Internet
Discover the one weird trick that’s ruining everything you love about being online.
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A Series of Tubes: Reclaiming the Physical Internet
Who owns the internet? Everyone but us. Sparky Abraham makes a case for nationalizing the infrastructure of an increasingly online world.
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The Singularity Prophets
The Singularity’s not coming to save us, but that doesn’t stop the world’s worst people from trying to bring it about.
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The Fake Nerd Boys of Silicon Valley
Managing Editor Lyta Gold on Star Trek, Silicon Valley’s lack of imagination, and the arrival of an unexpected future.
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