On 07/26/2018 09:54 PM, Steven Schear wrote:
Silicon Valley’s elite are hatching plans to escape disaster – and when it comes, they’ll leave the rest of us behind
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/23/tech-industry-wealth-futu...
vs. Silicon Valley's elite indulging in elaborate delusional fantasies sold to them by clever promoters: Custom tailored to reassure them that "too much is never enough, me first and to hell with the rest of you" will not have terminal consequences for themselves and their chosen playmates. "Mein Furh---! um, Mr. President. I have a plan..." - Dr. Strangelove I like Douglas Rushkoff, or his work at least: I make a point of reading everything of his I can get my hands on. He seems to have mastered the art of presenting information in a context that never quite crosses the line to offend Liberal and Oligarch sensibilities, but the data itself tends to convey an inherently radical message to anyone with more than half a brain & clue. He has often been been the first to bring the most useful and interesting "new stuff" to (nearly) mass market audiences. Students of propaganda should not miss the Rushkoff canon. :o)