Douglas Rushkoff and Rich Haridy - In conversation on Technology, Psychedelics, and Human Values

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Douglas Rushkoff streamed into the conference for a live ‘in conversation’ piece with writer and long-term friend of EGA Rich Haridy.
Title: Douglas Rushkoff and Rich Haridy - In conversation on Technology, Psychedelics, and Human Values
Synopsist
In this compelling interview, Douglas Rushkoff shares his insightful perspectives on a myriad of topics at the intersection of technology, society, and human values. Hosted by Rich Haridy, the conversation navigates through Rushkoff's reflections on his time with figures like Timothy Leary, his experiences with the psychedelic culture in California, and the evolution of digital technology from a tool for communal discovery to a mechanism of corporate control and surveillance. Rushkoff eloquently discusses his latest book, "Survival of the Richest," criticising the techno-capitalist agenda that reduces human experience to mere data points.
Rushkoff also explores deeper philosophical questions about the role and impact of digital technology on society, arguing for a shift from growth-driven economics to sustainable, community-focused living. He advocates for a reevaluation of human values in the face of technological advancement, stressing the importance of maintaining human connections and ethical integrity in an increasingly digital world. Throughout the interview, Rushkoff challenges the audience to rethink the integration of technology in their lives, promoting a future where technology serves humanity, not the other way around.
Douglas Rushkoff
Named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity.
Rushkoff’s work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He serves as a research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen.
Connect with Douglas via his website - rushkoff.com/
Rich Haridy
Rich has written for a number of online and print publications over the past 15 years, originally beginning his professional path as a film critic before moving into science journalism. His current interests focus on psychedelic science, new media, and science oddities. He was a staff writer at New Atlas for seven years from 2016 before moving into the freelance world in 2023 and subsequently contributing to outlets including Nature, Salon, Cosmos and more
Connect with Rich via his website - www.richharidy.com
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