#1989

Mentioned in 14 episodes

Fully Automated Luxury Communism

Book • 2019

Author

Aaron Bastani

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Mentioned in 14 episodes

Mentioned by

Aaron Bastani

as a book outlining his vision for addressing 21st-century challenges by changing the economic system.

52 snips

The case for free, universal basic services | Aaron Bastani

Mentioned by Sean when discussing Buckminster Fuller's ideas.

43 snips

300 – Ecological Luxury

Mentioned by

Josh Citarella

as a book presenting a productive, techno-optimistic vision of the future.

41 snips

Doomscroll 18: Ezra Klein

Mentioned by

Krystal Ball

as a leftist techno-optimist view conditioned on controlling AI and robots.

35 snips

5/27/25: Trump Billionaires Trash Budget, Schulz Demands Dem Socialism, Trump Says Putin Went Crazy

Mentioned by

Katie Gatti-Tossan

, who says that she learned so much about solar power from reading it.

33 snips

How Other Countries Used Their Darkest Hour to Radically Reform Their Economies

Mentioned by

Katie Gatti-Tossan

who just finished it, referring to the final section regarding ways to pull back on capitalism's worst impulses.

30 snips

On Moving to Make More Money, the Government’s PE Playbook, & Henah Buying a House

Mentioned by

Krystal Ball

, referring to Bastani’s techno-optimist vision and how it has been impacted by geopolitics.

28 snips

5/29/25: Court Halts Trump Tariffs, Norm Wrecks Israel Historian, AI Dire Warning, Tate Bros & MORE!

Mentioned by

Aaron Bastani

as a book he wrote, describing a post-capitalist society with reduced human labor due to automation.

27 snips

An Honest Conversation with a Marxist - Aaron Bastani

Recommended by

Krystal Ball

, arguing that technology can transform lives positively.

14 snips

5/27/25: Trump Backs Israel Ceasefire Lies, Former PM Admits Israel War Crimes, Fake AI News Floods Internet

Mentioned by Cedric in reference to the end of history and a linear, modernizing, ever-optimizing world.

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N°100 - N O R M A L S Futures Are Boring

Mentioned by

Sophia Lear

when discussing the potential for AI to generate cliche ideas and limit the emergence of new voices in storytelling.

E30: The AI Revolution in Hollywood? With WGA writers Trey Kollmer, Sophia Lear, and Garrett Schabb

Mentioned by

David Frank

in the context of Marxist eco-modernist visions.

EP 06 | Ecosocialist Planning: Between Utopia and Realism, with David Frank

Mentioned by

Brian Merchant

in the context of discussing different perspectives on AI and abundance.

152. Why Billionaires Love AI -- Brian Merchant

Cited by Ezra Klein for arguing for a world beyond scarcity.

Abundance v Activism at London Climate Week (w Yasmine Abdu, Michael Spiekermann, Charles Perry)

Mentioned by

Alexander Thomas

as a book describing a post-work utopia.

#1089 Alexander Thomas: The Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism

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