Is Technology Good? | Zak Slayback
June 20, 2023
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Zak Slayback, Marlo’s husband and a partner at 1517 Fund, joins the podcast to discuss the critical distinctions and concepts regarding discussions about technology in the modern world
what “scale” and “time-frame” considerations do on a social scale with different technological disruptions, especially in the information age
how techno-realism charts the right course for conservatives between techno-optimism and techno-pessimism
Texts Mentioned:
“How Tech Works” by Zak Slayback
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
“Living in a Tech Age” with Jon Askonas
The Epic of Gilgamesh
“The Optimistic Thought Experiment” by Peter Thiel
Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII
A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter Miller, Jr.
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