Tech Won’t Save Us
@techwontsave.us
A left-wing podcast for a better world and better tech. Hosted by @parismarx.com. Made in partnership with @thenation.com.
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· Oct 7
DATA VAMPIRES is a four-part series digging into the costs of hyperscale data centers and why tech billionaires are so desperate to build more.
In Part 1, we explore where “the cloud” came from and how it expands the power of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/241_...
In Part 1, we explore where “the cloud” came from and how it expands the power of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/241_...
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
September 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...
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While you're waiting for the Alex Gibney documentary on Elon Musk to be released, be sure to check out the brilliant @techwontsave.us 4-part series 'Elon Musk Unmasked', which absolutely buries him (often using his own words).
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Elon Musk Unmasked - Tech Won’t Save Us
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September 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
While you're waiting for the Alex Gibney documentary on Elon Musk to be released, be sure to check out the brilliant @techwontsave.us 4-part series 'Elon Musk Unmasked', which absolutely buries him (often using his own words).
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Always recommend, even required listening.
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
September 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Always recommend, even required listening.
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This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
September 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
September 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...
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I never ever ever use shopify.
Narcissistic billiionaires like Elon Musk and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke have deluded themselves into believing they represent normal people.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
September 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I never ever ever use shopify.
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Big news for HYPERSCALE less than two months out from release: It’s longlisted for the FT’s Business Book of the Year Award, got some great reviews, and I’m narrating the audiobook!
Plus, get great tech reads you might have missed in the Disconnect monthly recap.
Plus, get great tech reads you might have missed in the Disconnect monthly recap.
Hyperscale is longlisted for an FT award!
Plus, good reads you might have missed in August 2026
disconnect.blog
September 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Big news for HYPERSCALE less than two months out from release: It’s longlisted for the FT’s Business Book of the Year Award, got some great reviews, and I’m narrating the audiobook!
Plus, get great tech reads you might have missed in the Disconnect monthly recap.
Plus, get great tech reads you might have missed in the Disconnect monthly recap.
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its cause ppl keep using their stuff bc "no ethical consumption" jk rowling has literally said that the hp checks continuing to come in tells her that she is right to lead a crusade against trans ppl. ppl still buy the fucking teslas. sorry, but like, the annoying woke boycott ppl are 100% right
Narcissistic billiionaires like Elon Musk and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke have deluded themselves into believing they represent normal people.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
September 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
its cause ppl keep using their stuff bc "no ethical consumption" jk rowling has literally said that the hp checks continuing to come in tells her that she is right to lead a crusade against trans ppl. ppl still buy the fucking teslas. sorry, but like, the annoying woke boycott ppl are 100% right
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Begging some very “left podcasts” to at least drop the Shopify ads. No ethical podcast ads under capitalism or whatever but that guy specifically sucks in a real disgusting manner.
Narcissistic billiionaires like Elon Musk and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke have deluded themselves into believing they represent normal people.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
September 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Begging some very “left podcasts” to at least drop the Shopify ads. No ethical podcast ads under capitalism or whatever but that guy specifically sucks in a real disgusting manner.
Narcissistic billiionaires like Elon Musk and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke have deluded themselves into believing they represent normal people.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
September 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Narcissistic billiionaires like Elon Musk and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke have deluded themselves into believing they represent normal people.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...
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This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
September 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
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In October, my new book HYPERSCALE hits shelves in North America and Europe. But my dive into the world of data centers started over two years ago when I put together a series called DATA VAMPIRES.
With opposition to data centers exploding, I decided this was a good moment to bring the series back.
With opposition to data centers exploding, I decided this was a good moment to bring the series back.
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
September 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In October, my new book HYPERSCALE hits shelves in North America and Europe. But my dive into the world of data centers started over two years ago when I put together a series called DATA VAMPIRES.
With opposition to data centers exploding, I decided this was a good moment to bring the series back.
With opposition to data centers exploding, I decided this was a good moment to bring the series back.
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
September 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES.
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...
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Google has now renamed Lake Ontario for US users. They don’t even show the real name in brackets.
I used a VPN to compare: Apple hasn’t renamed it (at least not yet), nor has Dutch service Here WeGo or OpenStreetMap.
Yet another reason to ditch Google, and US tech more broadly.
I used a VPN to compare: Apple hasn’t renamed it (at least not yet), nor has Dutch service Here WeGo or OpenStreetMap.
Yet another reason to ditch Google, and US tech more broadly.
August 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Google has now renamed Lake Ontario for US users. They don’t even show the real name in brackets.
I used a VPN to compare: Apple hasn’t renamed it (at least not yet), nor has Dutch service Here WeGo or OpenStreetMap.
Yet another reason to ditch Google, and US tech more broadly.
I used a VPN to compare: Apple hasn’t renamed it (at least not yet), nor has Dutch service Here WeGo or OpenStreetMap.
Yet another reason to ditch Google, and US tech more broadly.
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Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
August 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
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genAI is part of the toolkit they're deploying against tech workers. Unfortunately, a lot of tech workers are so enamored with their shiny new toy that they don't see that, or they just don't care, lacking solidarity with their fellow workers.
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
August 28, 2026 at 1:50 PM
genAI is part of the toolkit they're deploying against tech workers. Unfortunately, a lot of tech workers are so enamored with their shiny new toy that they don't see that, or they just don't care, lacking solidarity with their fellow workers.
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The tech billionaires are so clueless and out of touch they think “woke” is the reason we turned against them—showing just how stupid they really are.
We dislike them because they dehumanize us, treat us workers like widgets and not human beings. They steal our wages and buy elections.
We dislike them because they dehumanize us, treat us workers like widgets and not human beings. They steal our wages and buy elections.
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
August 28, 2026 at 5:13 AM
The tech billionaires are so clueless and out of touch they think “woke” is the reason we turned against them—showing just how stupid they really are.
We dislike them because they dehumanize us, treat us workers like widgets and not human beings. They steal our wages and buy elections.
We dislike them because they dehumanize us, treat us workers like widgets and not human beings. They steal our wages and buy elections.
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As confirmed in any Blind thread, the bros are in force and multiplying
It really is sad because I got into the industry from the hippie and utopian tech vision, yet all the children of that era now enter the industry with greed and selfishness as the only motivations
It really is sad because I got into the industry from the hippie and utopian tech vision, yet all the children of that era now enter the industry with greed and selfishness as the only motivations
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
August 28, 2026 at 11:38 AM
As confirmed in any Blind thread, the bros are in force and multiplying
It really is sad because I got into the industry from the hippie and utopian tech vision, yet all the children of that era now enter the industry with greed and selfishness as the only motivations
It really is sad because I got into the industry from the hippie and utopian tech vision, yet all the children of that era now enter the industry with greed and selfishness as the only motivations
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learn, fight back
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
August 28, 2026 at 3:57 AM
learn, fight back
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Organizing in the tech sector has changed a lot since its heyday in the late 2010s. I wanted to understand how the billionaire backlash has affected workers, and was thrilled to have Clarissa and @js-tan.bsky.social on the show to do just that.
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
August 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Organizing in the tech sector has changed a lot since its heyday in the late 2010s. I wanted to understand how the billionaire backlash has affected workers, and was thrilled to have Clarissa and @js-tan.bsky.social on the show to do just that.
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The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs.
Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too.
Luckily, I have a guide for that.
Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too.
Luckily, I have a guide for that.
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
August 26, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs.
Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too.
Luckily, I have a guide for that.
Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too.
Luckily, I have a guide for that.
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
August 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Tech billionaires think “woke” values turned their workers against them. Now they’re working hard to change it.
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
This week Clarissa Redwine and @js-tan.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how tech organizing has changed after mass layoffs.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/343_...
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Thank goodness my new bookshelves came today!
Generative AI didn’t emerge out of nowhere. Its effects and supposed threats can be traced back to the people who developed it.
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss her new book THE RULERS and how tech companies wield their power.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss her new book THE RULERS and how tech companies wield their power.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...
August 27, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Thank goodness my new bookshelves came today!
Generative AI didn’t emerge out of nowhere. Its effects and supposed threats can be traced back to the people who developed it.
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss her new book THE RULERS and how tech companies wield their power.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss her new book THE RULERS and how tech companies wield their power.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...
August 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Generative AI didn’t emerge out of nowhere. Its effects and supposed threats can be traced back to the people who developed it.
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss her new book THE RULERS and how tech companies wield their power.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...
@ceciliarikap.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss her new book THE RULERS and how tech companies wield their power.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...