The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College

My main vocation is in the world of music and culture. My mission in life is championing the arts as a source of enchantment and empowerment in human life. So why should I care about tech? But I do know something about the subject. I have a Stanford MBA and spent 25 years at the heart of Silicon Valley. I ran two different tech companies. I’ve pitched to VCs and raised money for startups. I’ve done a successful IPO. I taught myself coding. I’ve seen the whole kit, and most of the kaboodle too. I loved it all. I thought Silicon Valley was a source of good things for me—and others. Until tech started to change. And not for the better. I never expected that our tech leaders would act in opposition to the creative and humanistic values I held so dearly. But it’s happened—and I’m not the only person who has noticed. I’ve published several critiques here about the overreaching of dysfunctional technology, and the response has been enormous and heartfelt. The metrics on the articles are eye-o

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• Ben Cuan