Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy
About this episode
Gil Durán and Kelly Hayes discuss the influence of tech billionaires on democracy and governance.
“We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both,” Gil Durán says. In this episode, Gil and Kelly discuss the bizarre fixations and political fantasies of tech billionaires like Peter Thiel, and how those ideas are being translated into real-world governance. Durán and Hayes also discuss Silicon Valley’s Christian cosplay, and how traditional Christian ideas are being used as wrapping paper for the pursuit of AI-first, corporate fiefdoms. Music: Son Monarcas and Dusty Decks
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Host: Kelly Hayes
Guest: Gil Durán
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Organizations: Silicon Valley
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