Episode 004 – Technology and Politics

Are the recent debates on net neutrality, the protests of Google buses, even SOPA a sign of things to come? Building on Ben’s article The Net Neutrality Wake-up Call Ben and James discuss the intersection of technology and politics.

• Why do people in technology tend to dislike politics?
• Is net neutrality really that important and understanding open loop unbundling
• The tech industry and creative destruction: is it good for society when companies go out of business?
• The impact of money on politics
• Why tech and politics are on a collision course
• What we can do to effect change on an individual basis

Links:

• The Net Neutrality Wake-up Call – Stratechery
• Net Neutrality Podcast – Stratechery.FM
• We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim – Lawrence Lessig at TED
• Lawrence Lessig’s PAC – MayOne

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