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Beyond Silicon Valley Ideology Paper - Tèque 4

Beyond Silicon Valley Ideology Paper - Tèque 4

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About the book: The origins of Silicon Valley are often described by emphasizing a unique mix of hippies, hackers, and libertarian students who converted to capitalism. The appeal of this thesis too often obscures less flamboyant aspects of its ideology. This book seeks to analyze neglected dimensions: the key role of venture capital, the explicitly reactionary positions of certain investors, the importance of religious, colonial, and neo-Darwinist influences, and dystopian, even apocalyptic visions of the future. To understand forms of technological domination, we can no longer be satisfied with a moralizing condemnation of American tech bosses. A consistent critique must take into account how they are supported by a plurality of ideologies drawn from philosophy, finance, management, and design.

Content :

I — Beyond Californian Ideology / Loup Cellard and Guillaume Heuguet

II — Such Old Promises / Fred Turner

III — Reactionaries Invest / Charlie Tyson

IV — Capital risks nothing / Fabien Foureault

V — Design is an accomplice / Ruha Benjamin

VI — Optimization replaces progress / Orit Halpern and Robert Mitchell

VII — A Morality of the Apocalypse / Dave Karpf

Language : French

State : nine

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