Project 2025, Silicon Valley & the Tech's War on Democracy | The Nerd Reich Podcast Mailbag
About this episode
The episode discusses the intersection of Project 2025, Silicon Valley, and AI in the context of authoritarianism and democracy.
What happens when Project 2025, Silicon Valley, and AI collide? In this Nerd Reich Mailbag episode, host Gil Duran sits down with Brooke Harrington (author of "Offshore: Stealth Wealth and The New Colonialism) and Adam Becker (author of "More Everything Forever") to answer listener questions about authoritarianism, AI power, and the new tech-driven assault on democracy. 🔥 Topics include: How Project 2025 was planned like a “war against America” The rise of the Tech Right — Musk, Thiel, and the Silicon Valley elite How AI and algorithms are reshaping politics and power The “Dark Enlightenment” and the anti-human turn in tech Why dystopian science fiction was supposed to be a warning — not a blueprint This episode is part political analysis, part cultural autopsy — and a call to understand how authoritarianism is accelerating in the digital age. 🎙️ Featuring: Brooke Harrington — Professor of Economic Sociology, Dartmouth College Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ebharrington.bsky.social Adam Becker — Astrophysicist & author of "More Everything Forever" Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adambecker.bsky.social Gil Duran — Host. Follow on Bluesky…
People in this episode
Host: Gil Duran
Guests: Brooke Harrington, Adam Becker
Topics covered
- Project 2025
- Silicon Valley
- AI
- authoritarianism
- tech-driven assault on democracy
- political analysis
- cultural autopsy
Keywords
- Project 2025
- AI
- Silicon Valley
- authoritarianism
- tech
- dystopian science fiction
- politics
- algorithms
- Dark Enlightenment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dartmouth College, Nerd Reich, Silicon Valley, Tech Right
Books & works: Offshore: Stealth Wealth and The New Colonialism, More Everything Forever
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