@futureperfectbook.club
https://futureperfectbook.club ποΈ A podcast from @ronbronson.com and @joelgoodman.co A book club for those of us curious about the future of tech, design, civics, and humanity. Read along and join the conversation.
On this Day of Primes, remember our complicity in labor inequality. And maybe read @vivaharehills.bsky.social's book "Cyberboss".
Plus, listen to me and @ronbronson.com on @futureperfectbook.club discussing that very book and some of its implications.
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a tweet from 2019 that says "everytime a sp*tify shill utters the words 'leveling the playing field' a session musician hired by an advertising company to make stock music for 'ambient chill' gets its wings"
found in the archives ... was really on one in 2019
Fraud Waste & Abuse would be a top tier band name.
Weβre going to the mall!
Thinking a lot about the exercise of 'repair' and how too often, the conversations always devolve into what we're building, what we're designing and not what we're fixing or maintaining. I'm constantly reworking and iterating on how we talk about "the work" and this framing is often absent
Our latest episode of Future Perfect Book Club is out now. @joelgoodman.co & I did an in-person taping to talk about Careless People last month, the convo was far-ranging and probably our best ep. so far: futureperfectbook.club/podcast/care...
ποΈ NEW FPBC out tomorrow. We're reading Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams. Get your podcast apps set or find the show from futureperfectbook.club
There are lots of non-tech companies ostensibly operating in the public interest/trust layer of society, using third party tools to make your life miserable and because it's all interoperability middleware, it's no one's job to call bullshit.
Alas, we'll keep moving at this velocity of harm.
Took a bit but we recorded episode 3 today. @joelgoodman.co says itβll be out on Wednesday.
Talking βCareless Peopleβ by Sarah Wynn-Williamsβ¦ or at least ideas it raised.
ποΈ New episode is out today, and we're discussing @lizpelly.bsky.social's book Mood Machine. As @ronbronson.com put it, this book is about, βhow Spotify is evil.β
Click and listen and share and please leave us a review! #BookClub #podcast #music
Next up, we're reading Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by @lizpelly.bsky.social, and oooooooh itβs a good one.
Pick up your copy at @bookshop-org.bsky.social before the next episode drops! #BookClub
Howdy friends βΒ if you listened to our first episode and enjoyed it, please consider giving us a rating or review. It'll help other people find the show and we're just getting started!
If you haven't listened yet, this is a great week to do so. 'Cyberboss' is a timely read!
#podcasts #BookClub
And if you want to support @vivaharehills.bsky.social's work, make sure to pick up the book! It's well worth your time.
ποΈ Book no. 1 is live. This episode @ronbronson.com and @joelgoodman.co discuss 'Cyberboss: The Rise of Algorithmic Management and the New Struggle for Control at Work' by @vivaharehills.bsky.social
Definitely on Apple and Spotify by now. Let us know what you think!
In non-FPBC news, @joelgoodman.co talks #HigherEdMarketing on someone else's pod. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
Releasing this first episode is taking a bit longer than planned while @joelgoodman.co sorts out our sound design (and writes a theme song), but we promise our debut thoughts on @vivaharehills.bsky.social's book 'Cyberboss' will be out shortly. Thanks for sticking with us!
Out now @versobooks.bsky.social π
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What day of the week do you need a new podcast episode? Trying to decide when to publish. Let us know!
More people need to read Cyberboss! Thank you for the work you put into it ππΌ
π§ We're busy editing the first episode of Future Perfect Book Club and super-excited to kick this off.
If you want to follow along, pick up Cyberboss by @vivaharehills.bsky.social and read it before the first episode drops!