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