Modern Wisdom

#557 - Douglas Rushkoff - How Billionaires Are Preparing For Doomsday

Nov 26, 2022

Douglas Rushkoff, a media theorist and futurist, dives into the apocalyptic tendencies of the ultra-wealthy. He discusses their investments in farmland and underground bunkers while questioning the motivations behind their tech-driven survival strategies. Rushkoff highlights the absurdity of relying on military protection, critiques the isolationism of the affluent, and emphasizes community resilience over luxury preparations. With a mix of insights and humor, he urges us to confront the disconnect between wealth and societal realities.

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Douglas Rushkoff

Highlights

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Episode notes

Wise Choices Bridge Immediate and Long-Term Realities

01:32

The Ethics of Alien Message Sending

02:08

Prepare for Tomorrow, Live Today

01:35

Embrace Depth, Expect Challenge

01:29

Intro

5min

Wealth and Apocalyptic Mindsets

5min

The Complexity of Influence: Encounters with a Psychedelic Pioneer

2min

Billionaire Survival Strategies in a Changing World

21min

Doomsday Prepping for the Affluent

15min

Technology, Society, and Local Action

17min

Embracing Humor in the Face of Tech Billionaire Fantasies

2min

Douglas Rushkoff is a media theorist, futurist, writer and documentarian.

The world's richest people are preparing for the end. They're buying up farming land and below-ground bunkers in New Zealand. What catastrophe is it that they think is about to happen? And what happens if technology creates a techno-hell instead of a techno-utopia?

Expect to learn what happens when you're invited to brief billionaires on the future downfall of the earth, whether having your own sovereign nation at sea is a realistic idea, whether it's possible to live in an underground missile silo with an indoor infinity pool, what mindset is driving this techno-paranoia and much more...

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