Of billionaires and delusions
- sciart0
- May 19
- 1 min read
Excerpt: "Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are business leaders, not scientists, and frequently get in far over their heads when discussing scientific concepts.
Tech billionaires like to hype up delusional doomsday fantasies in which they are the saviors and overlords of civilization. Many people may just laugh or disregard these outlandish claims, but a closer look reveals the scary truth of how seriously, specifically, and consequentially these thought leaders are committed to their ridiculous visions for the future.
They abstain from making meaningful choices to improve the here and now because of their faith in unreasonable techno-solutions. It is important that society stays aware that their nightmares and promised utopias are founded in fiction.
Becker shares five key insights from his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity."