Plan A talks tech! Given the influence of tech in modern life and social discourse, and the fact that we have a handful of techies on the team, it’s bizarre that we haven’t directly addressed this topic. Filip, Mark, Jess and Jong share their rather varied experiences getting into their careers in tech, including both the ups and downs of being part of the (possibly-definitely elitist) techie in-crowd.

Intro Voice Track: Excerpt from Sheryl Sandberg's speech at MIT's 2018 Commencement (https://youtu.be/8w1d1TWxwec?t=320)

Outro Voice Track: Steve Ballmer's "Developers, Developers, Developers" rant at Microsoft's 25th Anniversary event in 2000 (https://youtu.be/Vhh_GeBPOhs)

TWITTER:

Filip (@filipgwriting)

Mark (@snbatman)

Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Jong (@calicoarse)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

“The iPhone X: Apple’s Ideology of American Techno-Exceptionalism” by Teen Sheng: https://planamag.com/the-iphone-x-apples-ideology-of-american-techno-exceptionalism-5a6643985c93

“White Techies are not our friends” by Filip Guo: https://planamag.com/white-techies-are-not-our-friends-e8cf1d51b3a3

"The Ethical Dilemma Facing Silicon Valley’s Next Generation" by Victor Luckerson: https://www.theringer.com/tech/2019/2/6/18212421/stanford-students-tech-backlash-silicon-valley-next-generation

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