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Gilded rage : Elon Musk and the radicalization of Silicon Valley / Jacob Silverman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silverman, Jacob, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musk, Elon--Political and social views.
- Musk, Elon.
- Radicalism--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- Radicalism.
- Billionaires--Political activity--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- Billionaires.
- High technology industries--Social aspects--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- High technology industries.
- High technology industries--Political aspects--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- Oligarchy--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- Oligarchy.
- Plutocracy--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County).
- Plutocracy.
- High technology industries--Social aspects.
- High technology industries--Political aspects.
- California.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Elon Musk and the radicalization of Silicon Valley
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Continuum, [2025]
- Summary:
- From the pursuit of potentially apocalyptic artificial intelligence to life-extension start-ups that promise billionaires eternal youth and those who encourage the political far right around the world, the Silicon Valley techno-utopian dream has curdled. The global innovator class has the world in their hands, but they can't stand the touch. In Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, New York Times bestselling author Jacob Silverman leads us on a critical investigation into the radicalization of Silicon Valley and the billionaires that increasingly run our lives, shape the global economy, and support Donald Trump. At the center of this book lies Elon Musk, but this is about more than just one man and his obsession with the "woke mind virus", as Silverman reveals a network of tech and finance oligarchs, emboldened by the zero-interest rate years, now using their wealth to exert an increasingly radical political program. Transiting San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Austin and Miami, New York, Washington DC, and various global capitals of tech, finance, and political power, Silverman talks to the people who are already living with the real-life consequences of the political revolution underway. It's a bizarre, sometimes frightening, darkly humorous world where moguls preach populist revolt while dismantling the few remaining checks on their influence. Gilded Rage offers essential reporting and insight for anyone who wants to know what's happening to Silicon Valley. As the erratic influence of tech elites continues to spread around the world, the story that Jacob has to tell will have a profound relevance for us all. -- Provided from Amazon.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781399419987
- 1399419986
- 9781399420006
- 1399420003
- OCLC:
- 1542821513
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000286641
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