The Tech Bro Trilogy
Josh, Alien, and Josiah discuss three movies that can help us explore the psyche of our tech bro overlords: Primer (2004), The Social Network (2010), and BlackBerry (2021).
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References
- "What is 'Muskism?'," Read Max, https://maxread.substack.com/p/what-is-muskism
- "Muskism with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff," DEATH // SENTENCE, https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/muskism-quinn-slobodian-ben-tarnoff
- "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace," John Perry Barlow, https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence
- Palantir's summary of The Technological Republic aka the Palantir manifesto, https://x.com/PalantirTech/status/2045574398573453312
- Neoreaction a Basilisk by Elizabeth Sandifer
Music & Audio credits
- Clip of Marc Andreessen explaining that he doesn't do any introspection, pulled from BlueSky post: https://bsky.app/profile/davelee.me/post/3mh5hgwdb5c27
- Yesterday – bloom.
- Audio from Primer (2004)
- Audio from The Social Network (2010)
- Audio from BlackBerry (2021)
- Wish - Nine Inch Nails