Team Human The Intentional Collapse
Oct 15, 2025
Douglas Rushkoff dives into the unsettling notion of an intentional societal collapse driven by out-of-touch elites who abandon the systems that benefited them. He contrasts the survivalist strategies of billionaires with the power of community resilience. The discussion reveals how systemic failures are exploited for profit, sparking a conversation on rejecting zero-sum thinking. Rushkoff emphasizes the importance of solidarity, mutual aid, and proactive approaches to counteract despair and build a better future together.
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Billionaire Bunker Meeting
- Douglas Rushkoff recounts meeting five ultra-wealthy men who planned bunkers and escapes for an imagined catastrophe.
- Their conversations revealed a survivalist mindset among billionaires that inspired his book Survival of the Richest.
Build Local Resilience
- Rushkoff recommends building local resiliency by meeting neighbors and reducing corporate dependence.
- He says surviving together is the practical antidote to billionaire survivalism.
Elite Expectation Of Collapse
- Rushkoff argues an elite worldview accepts systemic collapse as inevitable and irreversible.
- They therefore prepare escape plans rather than invest in prevention or remediation.
