Scott Galloway wants to save the world … sort of.
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The entrepreneur-turned-professor-turned-media-juggernaut is leading a movement against Big Tech on two fronts.
One is over the harmful impact he believes it has on young men. The other is a form of protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, calling on people to “Resist and Unsubscribe” from Big Tech’s products and services.
Just don’t call him an activist. By his own description, Galloway is “too lazy, selfish, and socially minded” to be one, he told BI’s Henry Chandonnet.
The irony is that Galloway is taking aim at an industry that helped make him a multimillionaire. He previously wrote a book about Big Tech and founded and sold a business intelligence firm for hundreds of millions of dollars. He’s also frequently referenced the massive returns he earned from investing in Apple, Amazon, and Netflix in the wake of the financial crisis.
Galloway’s message won’t land with everyone.
It’s easy to call on people to make sacrifices when you’re at the front of the pack. And when you can afford to spend $34,000 a year on Uber, as Galloway says he does, then boycotting it feels more like an inconvenience than anything else.
On the other hand, Galloway’s privilege and position within the tech community make his pushback against Big Tech all the more impressive. After all, it would be a lot easier for him to remain silent.
Maybe that’s the beauty of Galloway. His comments can be equally enlightening and eye-roll-inducing, interesting and infuriating.
Regardless of how you feel about what Galloway says, you can’t deny his willingness to say it.
