On the occasion of Mary Harrington's visit to Barcelona for the conference "Is Progress a Belief or a Fact?", organised by The Protopia Lab, columnist Bea Talegón interviewed Harrington for Diario 16+ and BeaTalegon.TV.
In the interview, Harrington discussed her ideas about feminism, progress, and the tensions between individual freedom and the social fabric. She described herself as a "reactionary feminist" — using the term "reactionary" in recognition that progress in its current form is waging war on human nature.
The interview covered themes from her book Feminism Against Progress, including the ways in which technology and market forces have reshaped women's lives in ways that are not always liberating, and the need to rethink what genuine freedom looks like for both men and women.
