220 - Stop Techno Dystopia! (w/ Cory Doctorow)

Our rapid technological progress comes with many wonderful--and many horrifying--potentials. Politicians and businessmen seem determined to steer our society towards the horrifying. Author and Journalist Cory Doctorow joins the Wrong Boys to help us understand the encroaching tech dystopia, and what we need to focus on to steer back towards the wonderful, liberatory potential of tech. Theme song by DJ Matt HoganCory's new book Attack Surface is out nowhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250757531And you can find all his books athttps://craphound.com/ Support Srsly Wrong on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong

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