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The Orwellian Take on San Francisco's Informal 'Caste' System

Does San Francisco have an informal caste system fueled by tech? Read Wired writer Antonio García Martínez's piece on what are the four levels he sees.
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Do you work in tech? Have you bought a home recently? Use Uber? Postmates? And you live in San Francisco? Well then, you might be part of the so-called Outer Party, one of the four informal “castes” in San Francisco that a Wired writer believes makes up the City by the Bay. It’s similar to Orwell’s 1984, but the modern-day techie version.

Guest: Antonio García Martínez, author of “Chaos Monkeys”

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