Reason Vs. Breaking Points: Does Big Tech Do More Good Than Harm?

Reason's Robby Soave and Elizabeth Nolan Brown go head to head with Emily Jashinsky and Ryan Grim from Breaking Points in a thought-provoking debate about Big Tech.

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Reason Vs. Breaking Points: Does Big Tech Do More Good Than Harm?

Reason's Robby Soave and Elizabeth Nolan Brown square off with Breaking Points' Emily Jashinsky and Ryan Grim in a no-holds-barred debate over Big Tech. The Reason team argues that technology has dramatically improved everyday life—and that those benefits can't be ignored. Their opponents counter that Big Tech's power is inseparable from big government, and that the two can't be untangled.

 

Resolution: Big Tech does more good than harm.

Affirmative: Robby Soave and Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Negative: Emily Jashinsky and Ryan Grim

Moderator: Peter Suderman

 

0:00—Andrew Heaton's warmup

6:31—Opening statements

31:03—Moderator questions and debater discussion

53:47—All the debaters make their case using props

1:02:10—Audience questions

1:23:25—Closing statements

1:40:20—Final debate results

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[Sevo, 5-30-24, embarrassment]

Outlaw the sun!

[MWAocdoc]

"Their opponents counter that Big Tech's power is inseparable from big government, and that the two can't be untangled."

I don't intend to listen to the whole thing, but this particular statement warrants this response: big tech's power is not inseperable from big government if we insist upon re-imposing limitations on the authority and scope of big government.