Heavy Machinery
by Mike Pepiin 🎭️ Culture
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Heavy Machinery
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Mike Pepi is a cultural critic and author of Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia (Melville House, 2025)
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About Mike Pepi
Writer, critic, person in tech. Author of "Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia" from Melville House
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