"late-stage capitalism" is also worthy of your twitter blocked words list
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These are both among the phrases most like to be included in the subtitles of books about technology written by academics at elite universities
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Tech company insiders have a *terrible* track record. We didn't get food safety from the farming industry, nor seat belts from the auto industry, nor clean air from polluters. "Insider" incentive is their payout, denying distortion that is denial all that we know about humans.
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@amcafee, those warning us did not originate from the "elite" academics. Gee. The Harvard/Stanford pipeline is integrated with the tech payout. Early warners were more marginal academics. It just moved up as it became more obvious so "elite" academia joined, as they do.2 replies 6 retweets 42 likes -
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While acknowledging there's reporting/writing that gets details wrong and could be better, I find the current tech industry obsession with "they don't understand" to be a defensive denial. It's a deflective shield not an answer; it's like Trump yelling "fake news" at journalists.
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And really amused at the idea that the criticism is from "elite academia". I was there a decade ago with my fellow very very very non-elite academics shouting into the wind where people at MIT and Harvard (your schools, Andrew) dismissed all of us—and many went to work for tech.
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It looks like you have a problem with the "academics at elite universities" phrase I used. In 2010 you were a professor at a then-top 30 US R1 university. I don't think that places you among "very very very non-elite academics"https://publicuniversityhonors.com/2015/06/13/u-s-news-national-university-rankings-2008-present/ …
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I was hired *in spite* of my technology work and did not get to primarily research tech impacts until after the Arab Spring. Nobody would hire us! Before that, I was hired to teach Introduction to Sociology, Methods, Statistics and Marriage and the Family. Not kidding. Not tech.
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I was there so I remember. I spent years adjuncting and not on the tenure-track and not being allowed to do tech related research as my job until after the Arab Spring attention. And I'm one of the lucky ones! I actually could teach stats, so I got a job on *that*.
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Calling tech criticism some product of "elite academia" because a few of them have jumped in somewhat late is not reflecting reality. The best criticisms and work early on did not come from the elite track, and while attention has shifted things recently, still true.
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