Breaking The Digital Spell

S1E2: Between Optimism And Pessimism

Austin Gravley Season 1 Episode 2

Episode manuscript: https://digitalbabylon.substack.com/p/s1e2-between-optimism-and-pessimsim

In thinking about technology and media, its hard to know where to start when considering their effects on our lives. In this episode, we look at three general responses to technology - optimism, pessimism, and ambiguity - and how these responses can help us make sense of the good, bad, and ugly of technology and media. T

The New York Times article about Amazon: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html 

This episode was originally released on August 27th, 2018. 

Produced by Austin Gravley and Andrew Akins. Hosted by Austin Gravley. Mixing/music by Andrew Akins. Additional vocal talent from Melissa Gravley.

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