Yanis Varoufakis explains how big tech is economically dominating your life

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, politician and author of Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism.

He swung by JOE Towers to chat to us about his new book, the regression of neoliberal capitalism to a feudal system ran by a few tech billionaires, and the future of global capital.

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[bencobley]

Capital has overthrown Capitalism. Brilliantly explained.

[tommynocash]

My grand dad were a coal miner, my dad was in the merchant navy for BP from a deck boy to an able bodied seaman and I'm a piss head hobo tramp musician and if you know anything about the history of the working class you know its a history of exploitation and unbelievable cruelty, yanis is spot on with his analysis

[sylarfx]

It's always a pleasure to listen to Yanis. One of the true original thinkers of our time.

[heathdavid]

fck, the algorithm is making me buy Yanis’ book.. i just put it in my Amazon cart.

[pedroghirotti]

Thank you for bringing Yanis. He's the guy I listen to when losing all hope of a more equal and just future.
However, I then quickly go back to doom and gloom... I have to stop reading the news, get myself a cabin in the woods and just forget it.

[Wraithing]

It's amazing how many of the underlying problems regarding the free capture of our identities and cultural capital were predicted by Jaron Lanier over twenty years ago. It was all thought of as a bit too nerdy and niche back then, but I remember being disturbed less by the dismissively ignorant than wondering who was listening and how they would use the data and unregulated frontier. Now, obviously, it is clear.
Good to hear people emerging with interesting practical solutions to our deregulated 'big tech' problems. One of my favourites is Cory Doctorow. Terribly difficult for any ideas to survive when our governments have been indoctrinated, coerced or bought.
Nice to hear, though, that Yanis is maintaining his 'pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will.'
Great interview.
Thanks.

[dietrich]

Positively impressed by Varoufakis, he performs much better as intellectual than politician.

[airhmairh]

It's really sad that such a voice could not finally be part of the Greek parliament. He was our chance to a better political future.

[Oldmanpeace]

I'm 50 pages in and enjoying this book.

[TrevorTaryck]

What a great interview Yanis never disappoints - He is always on point talks a lot of sense and is a man of principals

[maureennewman]

Always, always a pleasure to listen to Yanis, a voice of sanity

[AANDYG]

Love the long form interviews on Joe. Great diversity of guests and a great host.

[kiang]

Excellent. The ever impressive Yanis Varoufakis.

[danielstahl]

Thinking now about how insidious it is that Google pushed this video to me knowing that I would love to hear the latest from Yanis and thus want to buy a book which he wrote to explain why I'm screwed in the new Techno Feudalist world. Sad to think the land owners are going to collect rents on the revolution. Cloud serfs might as well be batteries in the matrix - no wooden huts needed.

[badger]

This was absolutley fascinating, thank you very much for this episode.

[SuzanneO]

Super interview. Thought provoking. So refreshing to listen to two people having a civilized exchange, these days🙄. I hope the writing isn't on the toilet wall for us, I try to think positive. Keeping discourse going and raising conciousness about the the ups and downs of technology is a good thing, and thinking about how we could make it work for us more. I only got a mobile, six months ago. People ask how did you manage? Or say, I wish I had never got one. I just shrugged my shoulders. It just got to the point where I couldn't do basic things without one.

[Lina-nmcp]

Greatest respect for Yanis Varoufakis, how he stands for truth, for each individual instead of fame and ROI, which means he upholds etics and moral value . A great asset to the great awakening

[SimonDelaney]

I noticed the other day that we’ve been moved away from owning things to becoming digital renters/subscribers. It’s hard to buy anything digital out right anymore (computer programs are a good example, you’d make a one off payment and install). Now it’s all keys and subscriptions. Endlessly for years.

[hardstylelife]

Most interesting; I’ve already listened to other interviews concerning Varoufakis’s new book and perspectives, but I’m glad to see you’ve allowed your guest to talk freely and express his thoughts in a more extensive way than other hosts did, bravo.

[jkaur]

Pleasure to watch this video - such a thoughtful conversation!