Bibliograph

Survival of the richest, escape fantasies of the tech billionaires, Douglas Rushkoff

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Survival of the richest, escape fantasies of the tech billionaires, Douglas Rushkoff

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Survival of the richest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1337584024

Responsibility statement

Douglas Rushkoff

Sub title

escape fantasies of the tech billionaires

Summary

The tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind. Five mysterious billionaires summoned theorist Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The topic? How to survive the “Event”: the societal catastrophe they know is coming. Rushkoff came to understand that these men were under the influence of The Mindset, a Silicon Valley<U+2013>style certainty that they and their cohort can break the laws of physics, economics, and morality to escape a disaster of their own making<U+2014>as long as they have enough money and the right technology

Table Of Contents

Meet The Mindset -- The insulation equation: Billionaire bunker strategies -- Merger and acquisitions: Always have an exit strategy -- A womb with a view: You are safe in your techno-bubble -- The dumbwaiter effect: Out of sight, out of mind -- Selfish genes: Scientism over morality -- Pedal to the metal: Dehumanize, dominate, and extract -- Exponential: When you can go no further, go Meta -- Persuasive tech: If you could just push a button -- Visions from Burning Man: We are as gods -- The great reset: To save the world, save capitalism -- The mindset in the mirror: Resistance is futile -- Cybernetic karma: Hoisted by their own petard -- Pattern recognition: Everything comes back

Target audience

adult

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