Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires

**Note:** Scarcity mindsetThis structural imperative is coupled with the cultural assumption that “our life will be better if we manage to bring more world within our reach: this is the mantra of modern life, unspoken but relentlessly reiterated and reified in our actions and behavior.” According to Rosa the “categorical imperative of late modernit... See more

It’s tricky, because, you know, we’ve created it as these spaces that are controlled. And they’re economically, you know, managed in particular ways. Yes, the individuals are, you know, co-constructing these systems. Absolutely. But they’re doing it within an environment that has been defined for, you know, value extraction, not necessarily for ple... See more

the focus on data, transactions, return on investment. I’ll buy my way to a better world, to a clearer conscience, to heaven – that’s the dynamic, the assumption. What is eclipsed by the calculations, however, is the complex context that gives rise to any of these charitable ‘causes.’ History, trauma, economic exploitation, relationships – all thes

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