“The tech elite once limited themselves mostly to
preaching crypto, artificial intelligence, and life extension to a public that
mostly wants messaging apps, free health care, and cheap rent. But now, they
seem to be possessed by a grievance-driven groupthink, intolerant of criticism.
Living the cloistered, easy lives of the Burning Man set, microdosing on ego
worship, this authoritarian-curious crew has helped frame the online discourse
around—and lead the backlash against—criminal justice reform, urban
homelessness, immigration policies, and transgender rights.”— American
journalist and author Jacob Silverman, “The Tech Elite Swerve Right,” The
New Republic, October 2024
The image accompanying this post, showing the tech entrepreneur,
investor, engineer, and all-around nuisance Elon Musk, was taken July 13, 2018,
by Duncan Hull and comes from The Royal Society.
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