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

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A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two free episodes per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141