#1703 The Broligarchy and the Rise of Techno-Feudalism

<p class="p1"><strong>Air Date 4/14/2025</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Everything, it turns out, is a double-edged sword. Democracy and freedom are great but it also contains the keys to its own destruction. Love is pretty good but it turns out that only love can break your heart. And technology, which has freed people from countless hours of menial labor also has the power to subsume our economy, our politics, and much of our everyday lives. It may even be said to have supplanted capitalism itself.</em></p> <p class="p1">Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email <a href="mailto:Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com">Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1703">Full Show Notes</a> | <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1703_transcripts">Transcript</a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BestOfTheLeft.com/Support</a> (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!)</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://discord.gg/dhyZE3WMJn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Join our Discord community</a>!</strong></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/action%20"><strong>ACTIVISM ROUNDUP</strong></a></p> <p><strong>KEY POINTS</strong></p> <p>KP 1: <a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12034198/the-broligarchy-pt-2-is-this-techno-fascism"> The Broligarchy Pt 2: Is this Techno-Fascism? Part 1 - Close All Tabs - Air Date 4-2-25</a></p> <p>KP 2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKzlB_jrOyk">Capitalism Has Mutated Into Something Worse with Yanis Varoufakis - Factually! with Adam Conover - Air Date 2-7-24</a></p> <p>KP 3: <a href="https://thisishell.com/interviews/1813-becca-lewis">How Technofacism is Rooted in Silicon Valley / Becca Lewis Part 1 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 2-11-25</a></p> <p>KP 4: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGjj7wDYaiI">We Went To Georgia Facebooks Data Center Took This Town Hostage - More Perfect Union - Air Date 3-27-25</a></p> <p>KP 5: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5p4LNWmriQ">The Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism - Radio Atlantic - Air Date 2-26-24</a></p> <p>KP 6: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KipDBa4bTl8">What does Palantir actually do? - Good Work - Air Date 3-28-25</a></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(00:52:52) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR</strong></p> <p>On the faustian bargain of the internet's walled gardens</p> <hr /> <p><strong>DEEPER DIVES</strong></p> <p><strong>(01:02:20) SECTION A: FALLOUT</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(01:45:41) SECTION B: ORIGINS</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(02:10:50) SECTION C: TECH BROS</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(02:37:42) SECTION D: APARTHEID</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>Technofeudalism</strong></p> <p>Description: A composite image of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Jeff Bezos wearing tiny golden crowns with dollar signs on them. An illustration of tiny replication of workers at desks in cubicles is in the background.</p> <p> </p> <p>Produced by Jay! Tomlinson</p> <p>Listen Anywhere! <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/listen">BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen</a> Listen Anywhere!</p> <p>Follow BotL: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bestoftheleft.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/@bestoftheleft">Mastodon</a> | <a href="https://www.threads.net/@bestoftheleft">Threads</a> | <a href="https://x.com/BestOfTheLeft">X</a></p>