Michael Sacasas, who writes under the pen name LM Sacasas, is a widely respected commentator on digital technology and the way it is shaping our habits, our perceptions of the world, and the nature of our communities.

In this interview, we talk with Michael about the importance of agency, mastery, and awareness of the material world in a time when digital technology plays an increasingly dominant role in our life.

You can learn more about Michael by listening to his New York Times interview with Ezra Klein: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/podcasts/transcript-ezra-klein-interviews-lm-sacasas.html

By reading his essay The Materiality of Digital Culture: https://comment.org/the-materiality-of-digital-culture/

And by following his newsletter, The Convivial Society: https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/