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On Identity, Solidarity, & Parenting in Late Capitalism: An Interview with Claire Stapleton
"There is an awakening to what it actually means to be living and operating in late capitalism and there's a deep yearning to live another way."
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Lauren Celenza
How Do You Work in Tech Without Losing Your Soul?
Have I lost mine?
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Lauren Celenza
Towards an Industry That Isn't Led By Billionaires
Because society and AI, indeed, depends on it (7 min read)
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Lauren Celenza
How Do You Work in Tech Without Losing Your Soul? (The 2022 Weird Economy Vibes Version)
Let's review this question again, one year later
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Lauren Celenza
The Potential, the Pitfalls, and the Long Fight for Accessible Technology: An Interview with Prasanna Venkatesh
"There’s nothing worse than being ignored or treated as disposable by other people."
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Lauren Celenza
When the World is on Fire and You Feel Like Nothing You Do Matters
On wrestling with hopelessness
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Lauren Celenza
The Anger Stage of Grief, Algorithms, and America’s Healthcare Horror Show
An uncanny personal take (7 min read)
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Lauren Celenza
The Year in Power Struggles
In 2023, AI became the new kid on the same block (13 min read)
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Lauren Celenza
Please Scream Outside Your Heart
On silent burnout, our unhealthy obsession with certainty and validation, and the gap between the outer image of a career and the inner reality
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Lauren Celenza
How Do You Deal with Life in Times of High Industrial Concentration?
Let there be sunlight (7 min read)
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Lauren Celenza
On Loneliness, AI Companions, and the Rise of Tech Autocracy: An Interview with Monika Jiang
"AI is available 24/7, affirming, and they don't ask anything in return. But public action is one of the most effective ways to cope with loneliness…
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Lauren Celenza
Dispatch from a tough, unfinished year
And the life changing magic of unclenching your jaw
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Lauren Celenza
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