The Left Doesn’t Hate Technology w/ Gita Jackson

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss why the left’s hatred of AI is justified, why a different approach to technology is necessary, and how they’re reassessing their own relationships with digital tech. Gita Jackson is a co-founder of Aftermath. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: Gita wrote about why the left doesn’t hate technology. Gita also wrote about downloading digital music onto a Snowksy Fiio Echo Mini. Chris Person wrote about the Boox Palma eReader as an alternative to Kindle. Learn more about Mike Pondsmith and his Cyberpunk TTRPG. Gita will one day get Paris to watch Frieren.

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The Left Doesn’t Hate Technology w/ Gita Jackson is an episode from Tech Won't Save Us by Paris Marx.

This episode is 62:40 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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