I knew Franz Kafka worked for an insurance company. But I didn't know he was helping improve conditions for industrial workers, and that insurance itself has a radical, collectivist origin story. This is a super interview with Astra Taylor about her Massey Lectures about Security, and Capitalism as an Insecurity project.
https://techwontsave.us/episode/199_why_tech_makes_us_more_insecure_w_astra_taylor
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