Technology · 21 min
The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity
By Tim Wu
This episode dissects Tim Wu's 'The Age of Extraction,' revealing how dominant tech platforms leverage convenience to systematically extract our attention, data, and economic power, examining the profound societal shifts and diminished autonomy that result.
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Technology
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21 min
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age of extraction, tech platforms, digital economy
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Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of age of extraction, tech platforms, digital economy and better judgment in how they apply it.
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Tim Wu brings a credible and useful lens to age of extraction, tech platforms, digital economy, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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