Episode 45: Techlash and Humanity

Carolyn and Seth discuss the growing pains that are taking place as the tech sector reaches a new stage of maturity and achieves unprecedented scope. Since technology has become a major drive in the economy rather than a niche player, the behavior of tech companies is evaluated differently. And since technology is becoming more integrated with everyday life, reliability must be prioritized over experimentation. Ultimately, the high tech sector needs to consider the impact on humanity and not just push the envelope of technical capability. WSJ on tech's outsize market impact: www.wsj.com/articles/warning-si…article_email_share (https://exit.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fwarning-sign-tech-stocks-are-dominating-global-markets-like-never-before-1522231729%3FshareToken%3Dst7fe7a6287a244c888ad0cb1c781c4ac9%26reflink%3Darticle_email_share) Slate on the impact of tech on real life: slate.com/technology/2018/04/s…ally-killing-us.html (https://exit.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fslate.com%2Ftechnology%2F2018%2F04%2Fsilicon-valleys-obsession-with-rapid-growth-literally-killing-us.html)