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How "The Matrix" Created Modern Silicon Valley
How "The Matrix" Created Modern Silicon Valley
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
May 30, 2024
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Podcast episode
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Are we all living in The Matrix? Eh, probably not. But our tech obsessed, social media driven world is a lot closer to the reality The Matrix posed in 1999 than the Wachowskis probably ever dreamed of! New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and host of Hysteria Erin Ryan, join Max to watch the beloved sci fi film and break down the ways The Matrix inspired a generation of tech bros and why so many people — from the online right to the LGBTQ+ community to recovering tech journalists — see themselves in its allegory.
Released:
May 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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