Paris Marx
Plastic recycling is a scam dreamed up by the fossil fuel lobby to ensure we don’t phase out disposable plastics.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @dharnanoor to discuss where the idea came from and how little plastic is actually recycled.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/210_plastic_recycling_is_a_scam_w_dharna_noor
Paris Marx
Italy’s far-right party proposed using AI to assign youth mandatory jobs.
“The young person will no longer be able to choose whether to work or not, but [will be] bound to accept the job offer for himself (sic), for his family and for the country, under penalty of loss of all benefits.”
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/italian-neofascists-artificial-intelligence/
Paris Marx
Sam Bankman-Fried and his brother Gabe wanted to buy the island nation of Nauru and turn it into a doomsday bunker and lab for genetic enhancement, regardless of the impact on its 12,000 residents.
Nauru has a long history of exploitation by powerful outside forces, and the Bankman-Frieds’ desire to be their latest exploiters tells us a lot about tech billionaires.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/the-tragedy-of-sam-bankman-frieds
Paris Marx
The Butlerian Jihad against “thinking machines” happened 10,000 years before the events of Dune:
“This is the literal, narrative reason for the purging of any use of the machines: People in this world felt an overreliance on such technology that inevitably changed how society functioned for the worse.”
Paris Marx
Uber says it finally made an annual profit after 15 years, but who paid the price to get it there?
The company fired 6,700 workers, hiked fares for customers, and squeezed drivers even harder. Now the stock is up and investors will get a $7 billion share buyback. It turns your stomach.
https://disconnect.blog/the-high-cost-of-ubers-small-profit/
Paris Marx
ChatGPT does not have “a memory.” It does not “remember” anything. OpenAI is just storing data about you and your engagement with its product.
I’m begging the media to stop repeating tech companies’ misleading framings of their products.
Paris Marx
linkedin appears to have banned me for no apparent reason. i didn’t even get an email to explain why and can’t seem to contact support without logging in, which i can’t seem to do. if i know anyone with connections to linkedin, let me know!
Paris Marx
The AI boom requires massive data centers that consume enormous amounts of water and energy.
Tech CEOs have plans for hundreds more hyperscale facilities in the coming years, but activists around the world are fighting back to protect their communities and force us to ask who really benefits from the future Silicon Valley is building.
Paris Marx
Tomorrow evening I’ll be chatting with the Wellington Socialist Society about the harmful ideologies of the tech elite. Don’t miss it!
Paris Marx
Tech giants are building massive data centers around the world that require a ton of water and energy. The AI boom will only accelerate it, but local opposition is growing.
I spoke to @slehuede about a group in Chile that fought a Google data center and why the tech industry’s plans must be challenged.
Paris Marx
incredible how far apple tv+ has come that it can get headlines like this now
Paris Marx
I used to look at these kinds of statements as deceptive PR, but increasingly I see them more through the lens of faith.
The tech billionaires are true believers and don’t accept they’re misunderstanding things like intelligence because they believe themselves to be geniuses.
Paris Marx
Elon Musk has long opposed unions, but now he’s taking his war on workers to an entirely new level.
In Sweden, Tesla wants to blow up the Nordic labor model, while SpaceX is echoing the Federalist Society by trying to destroy the NLRB in the United States. He must be stopped.
https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-just-escalated-his-war-on-workers/
Paris Marx
i know i’m over two decades late, but i just finished ds9 after spending the past year making my way through it and it really is such a good series. i loved how much vic fontaine they got in the final season 😅
Paris Marx
🚨 Good news: Disconnect is now on Ghost!
Substack already had issues with its content policy, but after the recent controversy around platforming Nazis, it became clear the newsletter had to move. I’m excited for Disconnect’s future!
Paris Marx
Nobody should be presenting Substack choosing to remove 5 Nazi publications from its platform as a win. Platformer alone says it’s reviewed dozens spreading those ideas, and really the Nazi stuff is just the tip of the iceberg.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24030756/substack-nazi-newsletter-content-moderation
Paris Marx
Innovation is dead. In its place, companies just add internet connectivity and voice control in places it’s absolutely not needed so they can pretend extracting data and profit is the same as progress. No one needs a “smart” bidet.
Paris Marx
At the same time as Tesla is fighting the Nordic labor model in Sweden, SpaceX is launching a war on the labor rights of Americans.
Elon Musk has long abused his workers and sought to stop unions being formed at his companies, but now he’s taking it to a new level.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/04/musks-spacex-seeks-to-blow-up-nlrb-00133919
Paris Marx
@mattly we do transcripts, but it takes a week or two before they're added especially with the holidays
Paris Marx
What does requiring everyone to become a personal brand on highly commercialized digital platforms do to how we communicate?
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Naomi Klein about her trip into the Mirror World of right-wing conspiracies, how they thrive online, and what it’s all doing to our politics.
Listen here: https://techwontsave.us/episode/201_how_the_mirror_world_distorts_our_reality_w_naomi_klein
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