The persistence of technology
Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin
Midroll Media
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 19 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.
You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the workshops at akimbo.com .
To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and press the appropriate button.
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| 0:00.0 | How long are you going to have a Twitter account? |
| 0:05.0 | 10 years from now or 15 years from now, |
| 0:08.0 | are you going to spend any time on Twitch or Tinder? |
| 0:12.0 | Are you going to run to see what's going on on Tic-Toc? |
| 0:16.6 | Hey, it's Seth, and this is a Kimbo. We'll be back in a second to talk about tech adoption and longevity. |
| 0:30.0 | But first, here's a message from our sponsor. |
| 0:34.0 | And then a seven-year-old kid in Texas starts knocking on doors and he's asking for his |
| 0:41.0 | age and dollars. |
| 0:42.0 | 77. |
| 0:44.0 | He raises 22 grand. |
| 0:47.0 | And we said, wow, this is a big idea. |
| 0:50.0 | You know, everybody in the world could care about clean water. |
| 0:52.0 | Everybody in the world has a birthday every year |
| 0:55.8 | We have enough stuff what if we could turn the birthday into a giving moment into an unselfish day |
| 1:01.6 | Our birthday so people could live longer and have birthdays. |
| 1:05.0 | To find out more, visit charitywater.org. |
| 1:10.0 | In 1976 when I was 16 years old I got my first email account. Today in |
| 1:20.9 | 20 I spent more than an hour answering email. |
| 1:27.0 | In 1967 more than 50 years ago, |
| 1:32.0 | I remember listening to the Beatles. I listened to the Beatles this morning. |
| 1:39.5 | Why is it that some technology sticks around. |
| 1:44.2 | 20 years ago I had a Geo Cities account. |
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