Joshua and Ryan discuss the disconnection between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us with author and professor Ramesh Srinivasan. Watch “Maximal” episodes of The Minimalists Private Podcast exclusively at http://patreon.com/theminimalists Questions answered in this episode: How do I narrow down what tech is most appropriate for me from the plethora of tech that’s available? (09:52) How do we deal with the constant intrusion of advertising in our lives that hitchhikes on our tech? (15:18) What are the ramifications of tech companies selling user information? (24:37) Follow The Minimalists: Instagram: http://instagram.com/theminimalists Twitter: http://twitter.com/theminimalists Facebook: http://facebook.com/theminimalists Text: https://my.community.com/theminimalists Blog: http://theminimalists.com Podcast: http://theminimalists.com/podcast Patreon: http://patreon.com/theminimalists Detailed show notes: http://theminimalists.com/podcast #TheMinimalists