Technology, power, and political economy w/ Professor Khalid Kadir

DescriptionPeople have dirty drinking water precisely because of the actions other people That water was made dirty. But we hide from those actions by putting these technical exercises on top of them, whether it's engineering as a technology to avoid politics, or markets as a technology to avoid politics of distribution, instead of engaging about how much is too much.In part two of this conversation, Mike and professor Khalid Kadir discuss the nature of technology, narratives of progress, and how the stories we tell ourselves hide the role of politics in social change. The conversation covers the hidden human labor behind AI, the material costs of data centers, the “Kehoe principle” vs. the precautionary principle, and how social movements can be slow but critical to progress.Listen wherever you get your podcasts! and listen to part 1 here Transcript (see player or click here) Chapter 1: IntroductionMike: Welcome back to the Misaligned Markets Podcast. This is the second part of my…