We here on the show explored the globalizing tech sector in our last episode with AI specialist and data scientist Kathleen Siminyu. Now we return home stateside to analyze its effects on the cultural dynamics of the United States. Industry giants like Facebook, Google and Apple once carried with them an air of endless possibilities; a road to a new age led by charismatic white guys in turtlenecks. Skepticism of the web sector seems at a fever pitch in 2022, and as we transition into what the industry dubs “Web 3”, questions of ownership become more important than ever, especially as this industry appears in literally every part of our lives.

Dante Garcia joins WorldBeat to discuss how Web designers and other technicians have been thinking about these questions.  Dante has ten years of visual design, and community organizing experience and holds a B.A. in political economy from The Evergreen State College. He co-founded Story 2 Designs, a POC led, worker-owned design cooperative dedicated to supporting progressive projects and organizations and he is now building the app Community Gearbox.

Part 1 details Dante's upbringing in an activist household, his father's roots in civil action in the Philippines, and his own journey through college into the social and political action sphere.

Community Gearbox: https://communitygearbox.com/

Intro/outro music by Batata K1ng
https://www.batatak1ng.com/home

Graphic design by Kirk Whayman

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