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The relationship between tech and society: myth, misconception and power dynamics

Podcast guest: Elise Zelechowski 
 
September 30 2022 | 26 min 11 sec

 

Brief overview

 

In its infancy, the internet offered a utopian view of the future: a more democratic digital space where new ideas, voices and opinions could be shared. Today, we are seeing that despite many positive contributions to society, the internet (and technology in general) are not without unintended negative consequences. 

 

In this episode of Talking Tech and Social Change, Elise Zelechowski talks  about rethinking our collective relationship with technology. From seeing the internet as infrastructure to thinking beyond immediate fixes in order to build better, longer-lasting solutions, they discuss what can be done to make better tech for all. 

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