In this episode, I talk with Dr. Carolyn Chen, author of Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley and associate professor of ethics at the University of California, Berkeley, (scroll down for full bio), about the “religion of work” in “techtopias.”
Topics:
- Work as religion
- Tech workers as believers
- The cult of productivity
- Should we let this happen?
- The sacraments and saints of Work
- The monkish lifestyle of workers
- What books have had an impact on Dr. Chen
- What advice Dr. Chen has for teenagers
Books Mentioned: (I get a cut)
- Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley - https://amzn.to/3pLH5Lx
- Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion - https://amzn.to/3ccvC4H
- The Hidden Lives of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discovers from a Secret World - https://amzn.to/3Cno8qk
- Justice: What's the Right Things to Do? - https://amzn.to/3AdgCeG
Dr. Carolyn Chen, a sociologist, is an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Getting Saved in America (Princeton) and the co-editor of Sustaining Faith Traditions. She lives in Kensington, California.
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