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Jaron Lanier: Who Owns the Future?

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Jaron Lanier discusses how digital networks and the information economy impact the middle class and the future of society.

From media to manufacturing to medicine, technology is reshaping the face of more and more industries, marching them lock-step into an information economy. However, as author Jaron Lanier asks, if information is "free", then who gets paid in an information economy? Lanier sits down with Steve Paikin to discuss how the rise of digital networks is leading to the demise of the middle class - and how we can stop it. Subscribe to The Agenda with Steve Paikin on YouTube: youtube.com/c/theagenda?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to the podcast: tvo.org/podcasts/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin-audio Follow on social media: Facebook - facebook.com/TheAgenda Twitter - twitter.com/TheAgenda Subscribe to TVO Media Education Group newsletters: tvo.org/newsletters Get the TVO Today app: App Store: apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-today/id1616182112 Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tvo.tvomediaapp See more ways to access The Agenda with Steve Paikin and TVO Today: tvo.org/tvo-anytime-anywhere The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO Today's flagship current affairs program, devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world. We consistently offer a diversity of viewpoints and in-depth analysis of what lies behind the headlines. See more about The Agenda with Steve Paikin at tvo.org/theagenda

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