A pitch for a tech oligarchy and a command economy. In his view we have "evolved" to a new kind of society that appears to have stunning resemblance to old school socialism run by a tech elite. Of course this time it will be run by "men of a finer clay". At 41:00, he argues for "sustainable capitalism" that cannot coexist with traditional democracy. His version of "participatory democracy" is actually "soft despotism" run by tech oligarchs.
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| Preachers promising salvation from the "end times" is an ancient tradition that did not start with Silicon Valley. |
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