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How the 00s changed the tech world forever

2025/2/27
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Taylor: 本期节目探讨了2000年代对科技世界的深远影响，从互联网泡沫到社交媒体的兴起，以及早期博客、iMac和PayPal黑帮的兴起，这些都塑造了我们今天的在线世界。我们回顾了这一时期，并探讨了它对我们当今高度监控、算法驱动的世界的贡献。 Colette Shade: 我在书中探讨了2000年代的科技浪潮，从互联网泡沫的兴起和破裂，到社交媒体的崛起以及iPhone的发布。这些事件不仅改变了科技行业，也深刻地影响了我们的社会文化和日常生活。我们见证了科技乐观主义的兴起和消亡，以及科技巨头对社会和政治的影响。 Colette Shade: 我回顾了互联网泡沫时期，以及它如何一夜之间让许多人致富，也如何迅速破裂，导致许多人失去财富。这反映了当时对互联网的乐观情绪和对快速致富的渴望。同时，我也分析了社交媒体的兴起，以及它如何改变了人们的社交方式，并催生了网红文化和病毒式传播。 此外，我还探讨了2000年代的科技美学，以及它如何反映了当时人们对技术的乐观和对未来的憧憬。从透明的iMac到重新设计的甲壳虫汽车，这些设计都体现了对科技的乐观和对未来的想象。然而，这种乐观主义最终让位于对科技巨头权力和算法的担忧。

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This chapter explores the rise and fall of the dot-com bubble, highlighting the optimism of the era and the resulting economic consequences. It features anecdotes from the author's family and discusses the impact on perceptions of internet opportunities.
  • First dot-com IPO in 1995
  • Netscape IPO in 1995 legitimized internet as a money-making technology
  • Pets.com as a cautionary tale of dot-com excess
  • Dot-com bubble burst in March 2000, lasting until 2002
  • Impact on wealth distribution and perceptions of internet opportunities

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The 2000s were a formative decade for tech. From the dot com bubble to the rise of social media, to the chaotic days of early blogging, the iMac, and emergence of the PayPal Mafia, the 00s shaped our online world in ways we’re still reckoning with.

Colette Shade is the author of the brand new bestselling book Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was). Today she joins Taylor to unpack the lasting impact of the 00s on our tech landscape. 

Colette gives a nostalgic but critical account of the decade that set the stage for the digital revolution. She discusses what we can learn from the golden age of dial-up internet and tech optimism, and how the aughts ultimately set the stage for today’s hyper-surveilled, algorithm-driven world. 

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