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The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran: The Woman Who Predicted Tech Fascism -- Paulina Borsook Was Right
Tech fascism didn’t rise in secret — it grew in plain sight. Why most journalists or politicians notice?
In this episode of The Nerd Reich Podcast, host Gil Duran speaks with legendary tech critic Paulina Borsook, author of Cyberselfish, the prophetic book that warned about the rise of Silicon Valley authoritarianism and technofascism decades before Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and the far-right tech elite took power.
We dive deep into how Silicon Valley’s toxic libertarianism evolved into a global far-right propaganda machine, why tech journalists failed to sound the alarm, and what happens next as AI, surveillance, and billionaire power reshape democracy.
🔥 Chapters & Highlights:
– Tech Fascism 101: How Silicon Valley Went Authoritarian
– The Forgotten Critic: Paulina Borsook and Cyberselfish
– Why Journalists Worshipped Tech Billionaires
– Elon Musk’s X and the Global Far-Right Network
– The Toxic Masculinity Problem in Tech
– Can Democracy Survive Tech Fascism?
💬 Join the conversation in the comments:
Why did the media fail to warn us about tech fascism?
How do we stop the tech billionaires now?
In this episode of The Nerd Reich Podcast, host Gil Duran speaks with legendary tech critic Paulina Borsook, author of Cyberselfish, the prophetic book that warned about the rise of Silicon Valley authoritarianism and technofascism decades before Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and the far-right tech elite took power.
We dive deep into how Silicon Valley’s toxic libertarianism evolved into a global far-right propaganda machine, why tech journalists failed to sound the alarm, and what happens next as AI, surveillance, and billionaire power reshape democracy.
🔥 Chapters & Highlights:
– Tech Fascism 101: How Silicon Valley Went Authoritarian
– The Forgotten Critic: Paulina Borsook and Cyberselfish
– Why Journalists Worshipped Tech Billionaires
– Elon Musk’s X and the Global Far-Right Network
– The Toxic Masculinity Problem in Tech
– Can Democracy Survive Tech Fascism?
💬 Join the conversation in the comments:
Why did the media fail to warn us about tech fascism?
How do we stop the tech billionaires now?