Episode 194: Something Old, Something New

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Lately, it seems, how long we owners of tech can use our things has been shrinking, as ever-more monopolistic powers extend toward a product totalitarianism that favors newness over usefulness. This I explore Episode 194: Something Old, Something New.

In this episode, I read from John Michael Greer's book, The Long Descent (which no longer appears to be available from my library, darn it). Though I borrowed heavily from a couple wiki articles about certain computers and noise makers, I didn't directly quote any of them, so there.

Musically, KMFDM backs Representative David Cicilline decrying the monopolistic state of corporate power. Mistle Thrush plays in the closing.