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The Tyranny of Big Tech - New book coming out tomorrow by Josh Hawley (R Senator in MO)
Posted on 5/3/21 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 5/3/21 at 5:25 pm
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Amassing unimaginable amounts of personal data, giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple—once symbols of American ingenuity and freedom—have become a techno-oligarchy with overwhelming economic and political power.
Decades of unchecked data collection have given Big Tech more targeted control over Americans’ daily lives than any company or government in the world. In The Tyranny of Big Tech, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri argues that these mega-corporations—controlled by the robber barons of the modern era—are the gravest threat to American liberty in decades.
To reverse course, Hawley argues, we must correct progressives’ mistakes of the past. That means recovering the link between liberty and democratic participation, building an economy that makes the working class strong, independent, and beholden to no one, and curbing the influence of corporate and political elites.
Big Tech and its allies do not deal gently with those who cross them, and Senator Hawley proudly bears his own battle scars. But hubris is dangerous. The time is ripe to overcome the tyranny of Big Tech by reshaping the business and legal landscape of the digital world.
I think we all have a pretty good idea about how dangerous big tech is but I'm going to see if I can find this tomorrow at the book store. I'd imagine there is a lot more depth than what most of us know here.
I ran into a write up on Wired that isn't all that positive but I'm still interested in what he has to say
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Where Hawley’s book departs from the standard anti-tech treatise is in his attempt to tie the current moment into a grand theory of American political history. In Hawley’s telling, people like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are the direct ideological descendants of the original Gilded Age robber barons. Their dominance is the culmination of what he calls “corporate liberalism,” a philosophy in which, he writes, the state and big business conspire to deny the common man his independence and self-government. According to Hawley, corporate liberalism became entrenched a century ago in both major political parties, and today, “Big Tech and Big Government seek to extend their influence over every area of American life.”
Wired - Book Review
Posted on 5/3/21 at 5:27 pm to Powerman
That review by Wired is encouraging to me because they didn’t approve of it.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 5:30 pm to Powerman
It’s probably a great book, but how do senators have time to write a book while in office? I barely have time to make dinner after my 9 to 5
Posted on 5/3/21 at 5:36 pm to Powerman
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The Tyranny of Big Tech
I read that as Tranny.
I blame it on this clown world we're living in.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 5:40 pm to Powerman
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In Hawley’s telling, people like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are the direct ideological descendants of the original Gilded Age robber barons. Their dominance is the culmination of what he calls “corporate liberalism,” a philosophy in which, he writes, the state and big business conspire to deny the common man his independence and self-government. According to Hawley, corporate liberalism became entrenched a century ago in both major political parties, and today, “Big Tech and Big Government seek to extend their influence over every area of American life.”
So it sounds like Josh Hawley’s telling is dead fricking on.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 5:46 pm to Powerman
If the founders/heads of these companies had different political views, Hawley would have no problem with them. That’s it.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 6:17 pm to Powerman
I saw him on Mark Levine's show last night. Seems like a solid, thoughtful guy.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 6:18 pm to Powerman
I plan on buying this as well. It’ll be a good read and the money goes towards a Senator who’s fighting against the 1984 culture the democrats want to establish.
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