On Making It Up 139, Charis and Eugene discuss the new tech startup BookClub and how niche groups of people formed around singular interests benefit (or not) from technological additions. They also talk about trends in art this year in relation to the pandemic and lockdowns.

Timestamps

00:02:46 Socialism and capitalism

00:27:43 Tech-free life

Links

• Substack: Would socialism KILL cool clothes?? by Blackbird Spyplane
• The Guardian: Marxist memes for TikTok teens: can the internet radicalize teenagers for the left? by Joshua Citarella
• New York Times: Gen Zers Say Silicon Valley Is Elitist and Exclusive. Can They Build a New System? by Taylor Lorenz
• Plough: Not So Simple, Notes from a Tech-Free Life by Mark Boyle