Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires

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Book Synopsis: Named One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2022 by Kirkus and Literary Hub 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–style certainty that they and their cohort can break the laws of physics, economics, and morality to escape a disaster of their own making—as long as they have enough money and the right technology.In Survival of the Richest, Rushkoff traces the origins of The Mindset in science and technology through its current expression in missions to Mars, island bunkers, AI futurism, and the metaverse. In a dozen urgent, electrifying chapters, he confronts tech utopianism, the datafication of all human interaction, and the exploitation of that data by corporations. Through fascinating characters—master programmers who want to remake the world from scratch as if redesigning a video game and bankers who return from Burning Man convinced that incentivized capitalism is the solution to environmental disasters—Rushkoff explains why those with the most power to change our current trajectory have no interest in doing so. And he shows how recent forms of anti-mainstream rebellion—QAnon, for example, or meme stocks—reinforce the same destructive order.This mind-blowing work of social analysis shows us how to transcend the landscape The Mindset created—a world alive with algorithms and intelligences actively rewarding our most selfish tendencies—and rediscover community, mutual aid, and human interdependency. In a thundering conclusion, Survival of the Richest argues that the only way to survive the coming catastrophe is to ensure it doesn’t happen in the first place.

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Are you ready for the mind-blowing journey into the fantasies of the tech billionaires? Introducing "Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires," the highly anticipated book of 2022 that exposes the secrets of the elite. Named one of the most-awaited books by Kirkus and Literary Hub, this thrilling work of social analysis will leave you mesmerized.

Imagine being summoned to a private talk with five mysterious billionaires, each with their own plan for survival in the face of an impending societal catastrophe. As the esteemed theorist, Douglas Rushkoff, delves into their world, he uncovers The Mindset - a Silicon Valley-style certainty that believes money and technology can defy the laws of physics, economics, and morality. In a dozen electrifying chapters, Rushkoff reveals the origins of The Mindset and its current manifestation in missions to Mars, AI futurism, and the metaverse.

In "Survival of the Richest," Rushkoff challenges tech utopianism and exposes the datafication of human interaction, along with the exploitation of that data by corporations. With captivating characters and thought-provoking examples, he sheds light on why those with immense power and resources seldom have any interest in changing our destructive trajectory. From master programmers envisioning a world reconstructed like a video game to bankers returning from Burning Man with their faith in incentivized capitalism, this book uncovers it all.

But this book doesn't stop at unveiling the grim reality. It guides us towards transcending the landscape created by The Mindset. As algorithms and intelligences reinforce our most selfish tendencies, Rushkoff urges us to reclaim our sense of community, mutual aid, and human interdependency. "Survival of the Richest" offers a thundering conclusion that if we want to survive the coming catastrophe, we must prevent it from happening in the first place.

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Grab your copy now and embark on a thought-provoking journey that will challenge your perspective on wealth, power, and survival.

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