45. Platforms Republic of Facebook (patreon teaser)

Published: Feb. 20, 2021, 4:41 a.m.

b"We riff on the archetype of the tech guy who can\\u2019t bear his California dream being soured by the existence of other people struggling to get by in a city his industry has immiserated. Then dive into the formation of Facebook\\u2019s Oversight Board\\u2014their very own so-called Supreme Court\\u2014and how their cosplaying as Founding Fathers reveals larger lessons for shifts underway in corporate vs. state sovereignty.\\n\\nSome stuff we reference:\\n\\u2022 California Exit Interview: Fleeing $17 Salads and 'General Lawlessness' by Joe Garofoli: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-Exit-Interview-Fleeing-17-salads-and-15947926.php\\n\\u2022 Inside the Making of Facebook\\u2019s Supreme Court by Kate Klonick: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/inside-the-making-of-facebooks-supreme-court\\n\\u2022 Liberalism is Dead by Vicky Osterweil: https://thenewinquiry.com/liberalism-is-dead/ \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)."