About this episode
Bill Weinberg discusses the resistance against digital and cellular technology, highlighting the Luddite Club and recent labor actions.
In Episode 319 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg resumes his rant against the hegemony of digital and cellular technology—and takes heart from the local New York chapter of the Luddite Club: smart, free-thinking youth who are eschewing cellphones and social media in favor of "real life." Despite the cynical predictions of some, the chapter is true to its values and refreshingly doesn't even have a website—although a documentary film about them is in the works. In other glimmers of hope, the New York City nurses' strike that just ended in victory had as one of the key demands safeguards against workers being replaced by artificial intelligence. And the recent India AI Impact Summit in Delhi was disrupted by a protest action. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 61 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 62!
People in this episode
Host: Bill Weinberg
Topics covered
- digital technology
- cellular technology
- Luddite Club
- social media
- artificial intelligence
- nurses' strike
- protest
Keywords
- New York
- youth
- real life
- documentary
- AI Impact Summit
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Places: New York, New York City, Delhi
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