Douglas Rushkoff: The Peril and Promise of the Digital Economy
Tuesday, May 17, 7:30 p.m. | Hammer Museum
Digital technology was supposed to usher in a new age of prosperity. Instead, it has put industrial capitalism on steroids—workers lose to automation, investors lose to algorithms, and tech developers lose their vision to the demands of the start-up economy. Douglas Rushkoff, the author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity, explains what went wrong and how we can reboot our obsolete economic operating system using the distributive power of the internet.
Event Date: Tuesday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.