Mars, New Zealand, immortality: the escape fantasies of the tech bros

Apr 30, 2025

Douglas Rushkoff, Medientheoretiker und Internetpionier, entblättert die besorgniserregenden Fluchtfantasien der Tech-Elite. Er warnt vor Milliardären, die sich auf apokalyptische Szenarien vorbereiten und die soziale Realität ignorieren. Rushkoff diskutiert die skurrilen Pläne, auf den Mars zu ziehen oder Gehirne in Computer hochzuladen, und zieht Parallelen zwischen Technologie und religiösen Erlösungsfantasien. Zudem thematisiert er, wie persönliche Veränderungen in Gemeinschaften entscheidend für gesellschaftlichen Wandel sind.

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Treffen mit Tech-Milliardären

Douglas Rushkoff wurde von Tech-Milliardären eingeladen, um über digitale Zukunftsvisionen zu sprechen.
Diese investierten in Bunker zur Flucht vor Weltuntergangsszenarien und planten die Kontrolle darüber, wie sie ihr Personal zahlen würden.

INSIGHT

Escape-Fantasien der Tech-Elite

Tech-Milliardäre nutzen Technologie nicht, um allen zu helfen, sondern um vor der Gesellschaft zu entkommen.
Sie schaffen Fluchtwege in die Zukunft, ins All oder durch digitale Unsterblichkeit.

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Religiöse Erlösung und Technologie

Einige Tech-Billionäre übertragen religiöse Erlösungsfantasien ins Digitale und transhumanistische Zukunft.
Menschen heute sind nur Rohmaterial für den Aufstieg zu einer neuen, besseren Existenz.

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