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Why tech bro podcasts are obsessed with alpha men

2024/5/29
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Ainsley Harris：文章指出科技播客对特定男性人物的过度推崇，这并非偶然，而是媒体操纵的结果，其背后存在着经济利益驱动。这些播客主持人通过推崇“阿尔法男性”来提升自身影响力，而被推崇的男性人物也从中获益。这种现象反映了科技乐观主义的思潮，即技术应该凌驾于法律和规则之上，忽视了技术伦理和社会公平问题。文章还批评了这些播客中女性嘉宾比例过低，女性的贡献被忽视。 Yasmin Gagne & Josh Christensen：两位主持人对Ainsley Harris的文章表示认同，并就文章中提到的现象和观点进行了深入探讨，例如Lex Friedman播客的高人气及其对科技领袖人物的推崇，All In播客对谷歌Gemini AI问题的解读及其对“创始人至上”论调的批判，以及Marc Andreessen的科技乐观主义宣言及其潜在的利益驱动等。 Josh Christensen: 讨论了科技播客对“阿尔法男性”的迷恋，以及这种现象的潜在危害。并就相关话题，例如Lex Friedman播客、All In播客、以及Marc Andreessen的科技乐观主义宣言等，进行了深入探讨。

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The podcast discusses an article by Ainsley Harris that critiques tech podcasts for their obsession with alpha men, exploring the implications and the Great Man Theory.

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Last week, an article) by ‘Fast Company’ senior writer Ainsley Harris riled up a small but very online part of the tech community. Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Lucky, Y combinator CEO Garry Tan, and even MrBeast, along with many others, were all reacting to her article, ‘Tech bro podcasts are obsessed with alpha men, and it’s dangerous for the rest of us.’

We talked to Ainsley and had her explain why so many ‘techno-optimists’ fell in love with the Great Man Theory, and how that’s problematic.

Then, we spoke to Gamefam founder and CEO Joe Ferencz about the rise of Roblox and Fortnite as brand-engagement platforms and how they use these sandbox games to not only create new virtual worlds, but also to advertise different IPs.