It Could Happen Here Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals
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Sep 9, 2025 The discussion dives into the Abundance movement, revealing its ties to influential figures like Peter Thiel and the Koch Brothers. A critical exploration of technology's role as a 'Trojan horse' for advancing ideologies unfolds, questioning its ethical implications. The podcast critiques how landlords exploit algorithms to manipulate rental prices, despite market fluctuations. It also examines the rise of 'network states' and their potential threat to democracy, advocating for collective action against privatized governance.
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Growth Framed As Progressive Supply-Side
- Abundance promotes building more and removing regulations as the main solution to social problems.
- The movement frames growth as progressive supply-side economics rather than redistribution.
Markets Are Shaped By Power, Not Pure Supply
- Markets are socially constructed and shaped by power, not idealized supply and demand.
- Abundance ignores rent extraction and assumes more supply alone will lower prices.
RealPage Example Of Price Fixing
- Mia recounts her prior episode explaining rent using Fernando Coronil's work as validated by recent cases.
- She uses RealPage and DOJ findings to show landlords fixed rents despite falling occupancy.
