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Technology Imperialism, the Californian Ideology, and the Future of Higher Education

Technology Imperialism, the Californian Ideology, and the Future of Higher Education

Audrey Watters

October 13, 2015
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  1. Technology Imperialism, the Californian Ideology, and the Future of Higher

    Education Audrey Watters ICDE 2015 @audreywatters
  2. “The smog was heavy, my eyes were weeping from it,

    the sun was hot, the air stank, a regular hell is LA.” — Jack Kerouac
  3. “I just think people from Silicon Valley can do anything.”

    — Elon Musk, co-founder of Paypal, Tesla, SpaceX
  4. “The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley”

    — Fred Wilson, venture capitalist
  5. “I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They’re beautiful. Everybody’s

    plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.” — Andy Warhol
  6. “Hollywood is in the perception business where you create layers

    to create mystery. In Silicon Valley, it’s about taking away the layers to get to the substance.” — MC Hammer, rapper and tech investor
  7. “Success in Silicon Valley, most would agree, is more merit-driven

    than almost any other place in the world. It doesn’t matter how old you are, what sex you are, what politics you support or what color you are. If your idea rocks and you can execute, you can change the world and/or get really stinking rich” — Michael Arrington, tech investor, founder of Techcrunch “That’s total BS” — me