Politico November 7, 2025
Joshua Citarella is the host of the podcast “Doomscroll,” which has emerged as essential listening for gauging the political pulse of the internet. The show features conversations with terminally online luminaries about their ideological underpinnings — and recently delved into Canadian popstar Grimes’ thoughts on AI education policy. Citarella, an artist and internet culture critic, has expressed serious concerns about the new right-leaning wave of Silicon Valley accelerationists, and argues for a progressive brand of techno-optimism. He talks to us about how Amazon blew up Cold War paradigms, the incoherence of current antitrust schemes and why wearable tech is a waste of time.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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