Monday, January 20, 2025
The Whole Earth Catalogue I have no patience for the belief that the idealism of the late 60's and early 70's was somehow betrayed. The world that Stewart Brand envisioned was exactly the selfish, libertarian society we live in today, dressed up in hippie motley...
As Brand’s current associate Bezos takes a seat on the inauguration platform this month, alongside Zuckerberg and Musk, the politics of their tech-based corporations have become more obvious, and more poisonous, than ever. The legacy of The Whole Earth Catalog has given Silicon Valley philosophical cover, as it were, for decades – associating corporate strategies with the anti-establishment attitudes of 1960s youth culture. But that cover has not only worn thin, it’s in shreds as these “disruptors” claim their place in an anti-democratic oligarchy.
// posted by Bill @ 3:03 PM 
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