How "The Matrix" Created Modern Silicon Valley
May 30, 2024
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Episode 127 · May 30, 2024
How "The Matrix" Created Modern Silicon Valley
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How "The Matrix" Created Modern Silicon Valley
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<p>Are we all living in The Matrix? Eh, probably not. But our tech obsessed, social media driven world is a lot closer to the reality The Matrix posed in 1999 than the Wachowskis probably ever dreamed of! New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and host of Hysteria Erin Ryan, join Max to watch the beloved sci fi film and break down the ways The Matrix inspired a generation of tech bros and why so many people — from the online right to the LGBTQ+ community to recovering tech journalists — see themselves in its allegory.</p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/myKr4oOmd7o">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p>
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