Technocratic Dark State: Tech Oligarchs' Rebrand of Control — Unlimited Hangout
Update: 2025-12-23
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When power poses as rebellion, the most dangerous deception is born: tech billionaires recast themselves as counter-elites while building centralized surveillance and market control. (Original: 2 hours → Summary: 4 minutes.) Whitney Webb and guest Iain Davis unpack how accelerationist rhetoric, tokenization, interoperability platforms (e.g., Palantir), and public–private "GovCorps" fuse to reshape politics, AI regulation, privacy, and the global economy. Learn why decentralization is often a veneer for reterritorialization, how tokenizing land and assets demands pervasive monitoring, and what consent mechanics—biometrics, identity verification, loyalty programs—normalize control. Practical takeaways include patterns to watch in misinformation and geopolitics, steps for noncompliance (minimize smartphone use, prefer cash, avoid biometrics), and how to build local, resilient communities as alternatives to centralized systems. Hosts: Whitney Webb; Guest: Iain Davis. Keywords: artificial intelligence, tokenization, surveillance, decentralization, geopolitics, privacy, ethics of technology. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.
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