Community Gearbox's stated mission includes "disrupting individual consumption [to facilitate] the sharing, co-ownership, and mobilization of resources amongst people who –specifically– know and trust each other."

The sentiment fits well with a new wave of virtual development centered on accountability through decentralization. Cryptocurrencies may be the most (in)famous example, but many others exist in the space all under the vague umbrella of Web3. What is Web3? According to Dante, entire conferences are devoted to answering that question.

Our interview wraps with Dante describing the origins and goals of Community Gearbox, the changes we may see to the web sector in the coming years, and how ordinary people can take control over their own networking.

Community Gearbox: https://communitygearbox.com/

Outro track On Top Of The World by Cecelia Lindh feat. Lilla My
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Intro music by Batata K1ng
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Graphic design by Kirk Whayman

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We hear about "Big Tech" all the time in political and business coverage, but what does that term actually mean? This becomes a pertinent question considering the influence the name itself has on a startup's IPO price and success projections. WeWork notoriously billed itself as such when its business model resembled that of a real estate firm more than anything else.

Dante helps investigate the origin and meaning of the term in the 21st century, it's shifting nature over that time, and his entry into the space.

Community Gearbox: https://communitygearbox.com/

Intro/outro music by Batata K1ng
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Graphic design by Kirk Whayman

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We here on the show explored the globalizing tech sector in our last episode with AI specialist and data scientist Kathleen Siminyu. Now we return home stateside to analyze its effects on the cultural dynamics of the United States. Industry giants like Facebook, Google and Apple once carried with them an air of endless possibilities; a road to a new age led by charismatic white guys in turtlenecks. Skepticism of the web sector seems at a fever pitch in 2022, and as we transition into what the industry dubs “Web 3”, questions of ownership become more important than ever, especially as this industry appears in literally every part of our lives.

Dante Garcia joins WorldBeat to discuss how Web designers and other technicians have been thinking about these questions.  Dante has ten years of visual design, and community organizing experience and holds a B.A. in political economy from The Evergreen State College. He co-founded Story 2 Designs, a POC led, worker-owned design cooperative dedicated to supporting progressive projects and organizations and he is now building the app Community Gearbox. 

Part 1 details Dante's upbringing in an activist household, his father's roots in civil action in the Philippines, and his own journey through college into the social and political action sphere.

Community Gearbox: https://communitygearbox.com/

Intro/outro music by Batata K1ng
https://www.batatak1ng.com/home

Graphic design by Kirk Whayman

Part of the Ungagged podcast network
http://leftungagged.org/