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How Billionaires Are Preparing For Doomsday - Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff is an American media theorist, futurist, writer and documentarian. The world's richest people are preparing for the end. They're buying up farming land and below-ground bunkers in New Zealand. What catastrophe is it that they think is about to happen? And what happens if technology creates a techno-hell instead of a techno-utopia? Expect to learn what happens when you're invited to brief billionaires on the future downfall of the earth, whether having your own sovereign nation at sea is a realistic idea, whether it's possible to live in an underground missile silo with an indoor infinity pool, what mindset is driving this techno-paranoia and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 10% discount & free shipping on the best Ketone Drink at https://ketone-iq.com/ (use code MW10) Extra Stuff: Buy Survival Of The Richest - https://amzn.to/3XzAdRq Follow Douglas on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rushkoff Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #prepper #doomsday #technology - 00:00 Intro 00:56 How Billionaires Are Preparing Now for Doomsday 08:26 What Introduced Douglas to this Subject? 16:31 The Possibilities of Seasteading 26:33 Society’s Knee-jerk Reaction of Totalitarianism 31:46 The Parts of Preparation that Billionaires Struggle with 37:59 Desire for a Better, More Enjoyable Future 51:28 How Individuals & Society Can Improve 1:01:07 Where to Find Douglas - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Douglas RushkoffguestChris Williamsonhost
Nov 26, 20221h 2mWatch on YouTube ↗

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November 26, 2022
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1h 2m
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Modern Wisdom
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Douglas Rushkoff is an American media theorist, futurist, writer and documentarian. The world's richest people are preparing for the end. They're buying up farming land and below-ground bunkers in New Zealand. What catastrophe is it that they think is about to happen? And what happens if technology creates a techno-hell instead of a techno-utopia? Expect to learn what happens when you're invited to brief billionaires on the future downfall of the earth, whether having your own sovereign nation at sea is a realistic idea, whether it's possible to live in an underground missile silo with an indoor infinity pool, what mindset is driving this techno-paranoia and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 10% discount & free shipping on the best Ketone Drink at https://ketone-iq.com/ (use code MW10) Extra Stuff: Buy Survival Of The Richest - https://amzn.to/3XzAdRq Follow Douglas on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rushkoff Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #prepper #doomsday #technology - 00:00 Intro 00:56 How Billionaires Are Preparing Now for Doomsday 08:26 What Introduced Douglas to this Subject? 16:31 The Possibilities of Seasteading 26:33 Society’s Knee-jerk Reaction of Totalitarianism 31:46 The Parts of Preparation that Billionaires Struggle with 37:59 Desire for a Better, More Enjoyable Future 51:28 How Individuals & Society Can Improve 1:01:07 Where to Find Douglas - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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  • Chris Williamson

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Douglas Rushkoff and Chris Williamson, How Billionaires Are Preparing For Doomsday - Douglas Rushkoff explores billionaire Bunkers, Tech Hubris, And Why Real Preppers Build Community Douglas Rushkoff explains how many tech billionaires are preparing for “the event” with luxury bunkers, private militias, and escape plans to places like New Zealand and seasteads, revealing the brittle logic and sci‑fi fantasies behind these strategies.

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