Disruption is a theodicy of hypercapitalism
"It’s energizing to read a book about tech philosophy aimed at thinkers in beater cars and not thought leaders in Teslas, and certainly not aspiring “founders,” the runaways and dropouts who study Andreessen’s essays chiefly to ventriloquize them in PowerPoint investor decks. In Daub’s hands the founding concepts of Silicon Valley don’t make money; they fall apart. He shows how tech-world shibboleths like “dropping out,” “disruption,” “genius” and “failure” help shore up an industry built on privilege, machismo and even cruelty."
www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/books/review/what-tech-calls-t...
Disruption is a theodicy of hypercapitalism
"It’s energizing to read a book about tech philosophy aimed at thinkers in beater cars and not thought leaders in Teslas, and certainly not aspiring “founders,” the runaways and dropouts who study Andreessen’s essays chiefly to ventriloquize them in PowerPoint investor decks. In Daub’s hands the founding concepts of Silicon Valley don’t make money; they fall apart. He shows how tech-world shibboleths like “dropping out,” “disruption,” “genius” and “failure” help shore up an industry built on privilege, machismo and even cruelty."
www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/books/review/what-tech-calls-t...