The Broken Mythologies of Silicon Valley
The high-profile collapse of WeWork is a parable of venture capitalism — and a world where our collective future is determined by the whims of billionaire investors.
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Wendy Liu is a (reformed) start-up founder who writes about the tech industry. She is the author of Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology From Capitalism (Repeater Books, 2020).
The high-profile collapse of WeWork is a parable of venture capitalism — and a world where our collective future is determined by the whims of billionaire investors.
The internet age has precipitated a crisis in journalism. But the solution isn’t paywalls or more advertising: it’s public funding.
The tech industry’s problems can’t be solved by half measures.