Escaping the Processed World w/ Chris Carlsson
08 01 24
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Escaping the Processed World
Chris Carlsson
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Chris Carlsson to discuss Processed World, a tech-critical, anti-capitalist magazine that satirized the absurdity of work in its publishing run between 1981 and 2005.
Guest
Chris Carlsson is the author of many books, including most recently When Shells Crumble. He’s the director of Shaping SF and a cofounder of Critical Mass. He was also one of the people behind Processed World.
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Links
- You can find the full archive of Processed World on the Internet Archive.
- Chris wrote about his experience making Processed World in Notes from Below.
- Jacob Silverman wrote a great piece on the legacy of Processed World for The Baffler.