Gil Duran

California journalist and writer. Loaded for Bear. As seen on Mastodon. Co-author of the FrameLab newsletter with @georgelakoff. http://framelab.substack.com

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2025-03-25 17:49:19

Last week, a board member of Politico’s parent company blasted its reporters for alleged bias.
Meanwhile, Peter Thiel quietly invested $50M in the son of Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner.
The younger Döpfner's nickname?
“The German JD Vance.”
Let's talk about it 👇
https://www.thenerdreich.com/politico-peter-thiel-problem-dopfner-jd-vance/

2024-10-19 00:37:11

Stop me if you’ve heard his one before …
Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Curtis Yarvin, Elon Musk, J.D. Vance & the tech billionaire plot to merge with Trump and end democracy as we know it.
Plus all this terrifying stuff 👇
Gift Link to NYT Mag: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/magazine/trump-donors-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TE4.L0LY.jq1SUZUFf4pv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp=ctr
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2024-10-07 16:06:40

Reminder that Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen and Sam Altman are building their own authoritarian “nation.”
They market it as “the next America.”
Something has gone very, very wrong in Silicon Valley. This is brazenly bizarre.
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2024-09-28 16:42:55

Only 7% of Americans held crypto in 2023.
Yet crypto corps have become a major player in American politics, pointing a $200 million gun at this election.
It's bad enough when companies with popular products (like oil) do this. With crypto, we're being held hostage by a cult.

2024-09-12 22:07:24

Kamala Harris would become a billionaire in 5 seconds if she launched a new company today.
And the press would rightly drum her out of the race for open corruption.
But here's Trump - who has called crypto a "scam" that's "based on thin air" - launching a full-on cryptoscam.
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2024-09-11 20:25:34

1. Like "Pizzagate," the racist attack on Haitian migrants is a deranged conspiracy theory.
2. The main pusher of Pizzagate just wrote a book depicting Haitians as bloodythirsty killers.
3. J.D. Vance wrote the foreword.
Coincidence? Or strategy?
https://www.theframelab.org/jd-vances-racist-attack-on-haitians-is-strategic/

2024-09-10 15:27:17

FrameLab makes the @npub1cpr…je5p
Here's a fun read by involving three of my key interests: Kamala Harris, linguistics and cussing - specifically, profanity as a "calculated strategy."
Gift Link:
https://wapo.st/3z2Nz17

2024-08-19 19:56:02

The NYT ran a story depicting tech CEO Garry Tan as a paragon of mental health success (thanks to executive coaching).
One big problem: Tan recently made headlines for *tweeting “die slow” at San Francisco politicians while drunk*
But this crucial fact wasn’t mentioned. Why?
Tan’s death threat outburst in January undermines the entire premise of the story. So I wrote a request for correction…
More at The Nerd Reich:
https://www.thenerdreich.com/new-york-times-erases-garry-tans-die-slow-tweet-explosion/

2024-08-18 21:40:02

Peter Thiel is a dreadfully inarticulate speaker. But his writing is clear:
“I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”
This sums up the anti-democracy extremism in today’s GOP.
Power and privilege for the few, servitude and suffering for the many.

2024-08-07 19:26:16

J.D. Vance is a dangerous extremist.
Latest example: He enthusiastically promotes a book that uses *genocidal* language to stoke hatred toward liberals and progressives.
"Unhumans" grooms Republicans for civil war and, possibly, something far worse: https://www.thenerdreich.com/unhumans-jd-vance-and-the-language-of-genocide/

2024-08-07 13:28:31

J.D. Vance wrote a positive review of this book.
I just read it. Cover to cover. Full review to come.
But let me urgently reinforce the fact that Vance is a dangerous extremist…totally unhinged.
No sane politician would seek to connect himself to this murderous screed.
It takes a lot to still be shocked by anything in 2024. But this is a new low.
My review will post at http://www.thenerdreich.com
Subscribe for free to get it straight to your inbox.
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2024-08-03 15:40:35

The language of dehumanization — and of purging political enemies — has become popular on the extremist right.
At one time, praising a book like “Unhumans” might have ended JD Vance’s career. But incendiary beliefs are now a basic GOP qualification.
👉🏼 https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-horrifying-fascist-manifesto-endorsed-by-j.d.-vance
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2024-07-31 21:15:54

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12. Some people refer to these tech authoritarians as
"The Nerd Reich."
That's also the name of my newsletter on this topic. Please subscribe -- it's paywall-free!
Here's this entire thread in newsletter format:
https://www.thenerdreich.com/with-j-d-vance-on-trump-ticket-the-nerd-reich-goes-national/

2024-07-31 21:12:43

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9. Transhumanism is another -- a belief in merging with machines to obtain eternal life.
That's gonna sound pretty weird to fundamentalist Christians. . .
Lots of tech cults!
The tech billionaires behind Trump already have money. Now they want power -- to create their own countries, to change what it means to be human, to control the fate of the world. Their interest is mainly *ideological,* not economic.
Anyone saying otherwise has not done the reading.

2024-07-31 21:12:03

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8. For example, tech authoritarians see technology as being above God (if they even believe God exists).
As tech founders and investors, they see themselves as the top of the hierarchy -- the masters of the universe. These beliefs have resulted in some strange sub-cults...
The Network State is one sub-cult -- the idea of replacing existing countries with tech-run countries.

2024-07-31 21:11:24

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7. This is not an exhaustive list. But you can see here how many of the tech authoritarian goals align with MAGA.
Antipathy toward taxes and regulations may be the root of their alliance, but there are many branches. But there are key ways in which tech diverges from MAGA...

2024-07-31 21:09:44

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5. Most newspaper analyses suggest that these tech authoritarian guys just want lower taxes and friendly regulations, but that's only part of the story. They have developed their own weird sci-fi influenced tech authoritarian IDEOLOGY.
It overlaps with MAGA in multiple ways...

2024-07-31 21:09:17

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4. JD Vance is ONE OF THEM. Vance was literally put on Trump's ticket by the same group of people - Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen - who are behind all of the weirdness I've been writing about. https://newrepublic.com/article/183971/jd-vance-weird-terrifying-techno-authoritarian-ideas

2024-07-31 21:08:52

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3. They want to punish Democrats in weird ways. One of their main influencers has suggested that tech bros should form a "gray tribe," purge Democrats from San Francisco and build statues to remind people of how bad Democrats supposedly are... https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

2024-07-31 21:08:12

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#2. They want control over existing governments. In addition to building weirdo colonies, they're also trying to capture existing governments. In San Francisco, a group of these tech zillionaires is trying to win control of City Hall ...(and now, by supporting Trump, they want control of the USA!) https://newrepublic.com/article/178675/garry-tan-tech-san-francisco

2024-07-31 21:07:36

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#1: They despise democracy. These Trump-loving billionaires believe democracy is bad. They want to create their own corporate dictatorships called Network States. They are actively trying to build these weird little dictator cities all over the world.https://newrepublic.com/article/177733/billionaire-solano-california-tech-secession

2024-07-31 21:06:42

🧵 I've spent this year writing for the @npub1hk8…u4c3 about how a group of Silicon Valley billionaires has gone WEIRD. Now their weirdness is mating up with Trump's MAGA weirdness in the 2024 election.
Here's a few things to understand about these guys:

2024-07-14 19:41:21

Political violence is unacceptable in a democracy.
And no one has done more to inject violence into our political discourse than Donald Trump.
After July 13, will he change his strategy, or just become more extreme?
My analysis with
@npub14na…0xnw
https://www.theframelab.org/donald-trump-language-of-violence/

2024-06-14 22:26:33

Tech authoritarians want to take over government for the same reason that criminals rob banks: That's where the $ is.
Musk, Thiel and others pose as “libertarian,” but they're HUGELY dependent "techno-contractors" guzzling public dollars via govt contracts https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-tech-libertarians-fell-in-love-with-us-government-by-quinn-slobodian-2024-06

2024-06-13 23:13:07

San Francisco's David Sacks -- champion of the Drug War, opponent of Harm Reduction, supporter of Trump and ... an investor in a massive online pill mill that just got busted for $100 million fraud and is responsible for multiple overdose deaths. https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/13/telemedicine-adderall-vyvanse-ritalin-done-global-brody-he/

2024-06-12 17:00:47

A sobering Letter to the Editor re my piece on right-wing tech plutocrats masking their extremism with bland labels 👇🏼
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2024-06-12 05:32:44

San Francisco Network State checklist:
✅ Campaign to take over of city government
✅ Propose tech-dominated zone (City Campus)
✅ Cultivate tech-loyal "Gray" voters
✅ Create "parallel" media and political orgs
✅ Co-opt police department via money/perks
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sfpd-donation-nonprofit-chris-larsen-19492898.php

2024-06-05 17:58:46

The reason why supposedly "moderate" crypto bros/tech VCs all seem one tax break/ayahuasca trip/coup from going full MAGA fascist: It's been lurking inside them all along.
Self-interest made it necessary to appear sane & "not racist." Now the incentive is to go "mask off"

2024-06-04 00:54:50

San Francisco political boss Garry Tan is boosting a conspiracy theory about George Soros and ... ME!
That doesn't seem weird or antisemitic at all! 👀
Also: My newsletter on tech authoritarian politics has a new name:
THE NERD REICH
read & subscribe! (it's free, powered by Ghost) https://www.thenerdreich.com/y-combinator-ceo-garry-tan-soros-conspiracy/

2024-05-20 14:27:13

FrameLab has officially migrated to Ghost from Substack! Here's a quick rundown of why (most of you probably know).
Please subscribe, it's free!
https://www.theframelab.org/why-framelab-left-substack/

2024-04-23 19:31:39

Elon Musk's X marks the spot for Nazis, disinformation. But why?
What explains Silicon Valley's rush to embrace authoritarian far-right politics?
https://www.theframelab.org/p/elon-musks-x-marks-the-spot-for-nazis

2024-03-12 20:38:33

A group of white male Republican religious zealots is openly planning a full takeover of U.S. government if Trump wins.
Time to start paying closer attention to the rising threat of "Christian nationalism" - an all-out assault on American freedom.https://www.theframelab.org/p/radical-christian-nationalists-plot

2024-03-01 00:01:41

Putin failed to conquer Navalny or Ukraine. He's had better luck with Trump’s GOP https://www.theframelab.org/p/putin-failed-to-conquer-navalny-or

2024-02-29 02:16:53

It's a mistake to think of Vladimir Putin only as a dictator, a politician, a murderer, etc.
He's a billionaire with nukes and, unfortunately, a role model for other mentally unstable billionaires now aspire to be.

2024-02-19 22:11:25

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8. Sexual Anxiety: The exploitation of sexual anxiety as a way to rally support for fascist causes, often through the control and subjugation of women's bodies and the demonization of others' sexual practices.
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2024-02-19 22:10:24

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7. Law and Order: A strong emphasis on law and order, often as a pretext for suppressing political dissent and marginalizing minority groups.
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2024-02-19 22:09:38

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6. Victimhood: Fascists often position their in-group as the victims of an injustice perpetrated by out-groups, thereby justifying any action taken against these supposed enemies.
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2024-02-19 22:08:46

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5. Hierarchy: The belief in a natural social hierarchy, as well as the supremacy of certain groups over others based on race, ethnicity, or nationality.
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2024-02-19 22:07:39

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4. Unreality: The creation of a disorienting, alternate reality through the repeated assertion of falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and the blurring of fact and opinion.
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2024-02-19 22:06:53

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3. Anti-intellectualism: Fascist movements often distrust intellectuals or the academic establishment, viewing them as part of the corrupt or degenerate elite, and as a threat to the "common sense" of the people.
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2024-02-19 22:05:49

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2. Propaganda: The use of propaganda to manipulate or control the public narrative is a hallmark of fascist politics. This often involves the use of misleading or blatantly false information to shape public perception.
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2024-02-19 22:04:38

1. How Fascism Works (from the book by Dr. Jason Stanley):
The Mythic Past: Fascist politics invokes a glorified, mythological past that has supposedly been destroyed or undermined by liberal, foreign, or otherwise corrupting influences.
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2024-02-18 02:27:30

"The Shining" is scary, but Stephen King should do a horror novel about a small band of Nazis and Soviets who unite behind a plan to destroy the USA from within by infiltrating a major political party with the help of propaganda media outlets, TV stars and billionaires.
Oh wait

2024-02-17 17:38:16

Putin is trying to develop a space weapon, you say?
Good thing the USA's space program is not entirely dependent on a drug-addled conspiracy theorist and Putin sympathizer.
That would be a national security risk. Wouldn't it?

2024-02-15 14:39:10

Some journalists did some journalism about the San Francisco billionaires trying to seize control of the city.
Then some other 'journalists' came rushing to the billionaires' defense (aided by Twitter blue checks).
This a thing now?
Cat Fight! Access, ass-kiss, and the perils of "parallel journalism."
https://www.parallelmirror.com/the/

2024-02-12 16:41:57

Can tech billionaires turn San Francisco into a right-wing dystopia? I've been watching this situation develop over the past couple of years, and then a tech CEO's drunken Twitter death threat rampage tied it all together.
'Parallel': Elon Musk, Garry Tan and the Dream of a Right-Wing San Francisco via @npub15dk…dh7g
https://newrepublic.com/article/178675/garry-tan-tech-san-francisco?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR

2024-02-07 22:35:56

Arsonists: The fire department infringes upon our freedoms!
Mafiosos: How corrupt of law enforcement to organize investigations into organized crimes!
Propagandists: Fact checking and content moderation give democracy an unfair advantage over lies and disinformation!

2024-02-06 05:24:53

How media can dish up a Truth Sandwich to deal with political lies:
1. Start with the truth.
2. Indicate the lie.
3. Return to the truth.
Always repeat truths more than lies.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/media-can-dish-up-a-truth-sandwich-to-deal-with-political-lies/

2024-02-03 22:24:22

Trying to upgrade to Ghost Pro so I can move FrameLab off of Substack. When I try to upgrade to paid, I get sent into a big loop where I have to sign in again, and again, but can never find a page where I can actually pay to upgrade. Either I am doing something very stupid or there is a catastrophic design flaw at play. Anyone have any experience with this?

2024-01-31 22:49:52

On the same day that Y Combinator wannabe strongman Garry Tan was fending off police reports inspired by his his death threat tweets against San Francisco politicians, The Atlantic published this piece on the rising ideology of "techno authoritarianism":
"The new technocrats are ostentatious in their use of language that appeals to Enlightenment values—reason, progress, freedom—but in fact they are leading an antidemocratic, illiberal movement."
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/03/facebook-meta-silicon-valley-politics/677168/?gift=pNhm6V1nG5ZO8R8GWle1H545fzap7qrmtwWUDHLThXY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

2024-01-30 20:36:16

Why does Taylor Swift terrify Republicans?
MAGA's got problems ... and I don't think we can solve 'em https://framelab.substack.com/p/why-taylor-swift-terrifies-republicans

2024-01-21 18:04:12

What's behind the reactionary right's constant attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)?
It's the "conservative moral hierarchy" as outlined by @npub14na…0xnw in "Moral Politics" (1996) and subsequent books. Whenever there's a question about a right-wing policy or views, consult this list and you'll find the answer.
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2024-01-09 19:41:28

From @npub1teu…w5lp:
The most successful part of his new campaign, where he’s basically recycling the hits from his previous attempts at ending democracy, is where he sounds just like Adolf Hitler.
Much as several mass shooters have sounded just like Trump.
This is all part of running “for dictator,” as rhetoric professor Jennifer Mercieca calls it.
Why would Trump seek to associate himself with the worst enemy America has ever defeated in war?
More at FrameLab:
https://framelab.substack.com/p/why-trump-wants-you-to-compare-him

2024-01-08 20:40:39

A small step for a con man, a giant leap for the fascist kind
(Cover by Barry Blitt)
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2024-01-04 17:34:35

Some tech billionaires want to build a new colony in rural California. They spent $900 million to SECRETLY buy up nearly 60,000 acres in rural Solano County for a new community called "California Forever."
Local residents are up in arms, as they should be. But the project may be a lot weirder and scarier than they think.
For The New Republic, I wrote about how the project aligns with a cultish movement to build privately-governed billionaire dystopias.
https://newrepublic.com/article/177733/billionaire-solano-california-tech-secession?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social

2024-01-03 17:47:02

The well-funded right-wing campaign against evidence-based approaches (housing first, harm reduction, criminal justice reform) deserves more coverage than it's getting.
This is an excellent example of how to do it.https://wapo.st/48FuHB9

2023-09-29 04:06:26

Lack of Empathy: Musk sees empathy as a weakness. His friends and family almost uniformly say he lacks it. Studies show lower levels of empathy correlate to conservative political leanings. So Musk's empathy void suggests he's hard-wired for Republican/authoritarian politics.
The GOP is overtly anti-empathy in both its policies and rhetoric. As
@georgelakoff
would say, empathy is necessary for democracy because citizens care about other citizens & make decisions for a common good.

2023-09-27 05:31:30

The San Francisco mayor's race is a "cruelty Olympics" to see who can sound meaner toward the poor and suffering.
Nothing will change -- it's all PR -- but the winner is clear: The Republican Party. By pushing right-wing "strict father" framing, Democrats dig their own grave in '24. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/breed-drug-screening-treatment-welfare-18388195.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3NmL2FydGljbGUvYnJlZWQtZHJ1Zy1zY3JlZW5pbmctdHJlYXRtZW50LXdlbGZhcmUtMTgzODgxOTUucGhw&time=MTY5NTc5MjY4MTk2NA==&rid=ZDBhY2NhMjQtNzY2Ny00MWYzLWExNzktMGVmMjljNTdjNDE0&sharecount=MQ==

2023-09-15 18:56:16

Excellent. It's long past time to shrink Elon Musk down to size...before it's too late. Funneling absolute power to a drug-fueled megalomaniac with no empathy was an error of Greek myth proportions. Major national security issue. Fix it, stat.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/elon-musk-s-denial-of-ukraine-s-starlink-request-prompts-senate-query

2023-07-12 22:53:05

A response is a reward. When you respond to a troll in order to negate their arguments, the troll usually wins (especially on social media). Here are some ways to roll away trolls and other bad-faith debaters. https://framelab.substack.com/p/response-in-reward-why-you-cant-win?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

2023-06-29 20:59:04

“I’m not going back to the old, failed war on drugs,” says Gov. Gavin Newsom.
But aren't police, arrests & *National Guard* troops -- by definition -- the "War on Drugs"?
Why pretend this isn't exactly what it *is* -- the "old, failed war on drugs"?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-sf-fentanyl-crackdown-18174210.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FydGljbGUvbmV3c29tLXNmLWZlbnRhbnlsLWNyYWNrZG93bi0xODE3NDIxMC5waHA=&time=MTY4ODA3MjMzMjM1MQ==&rid=ZDBhY2NhMjQtNzY2Ny00MWYzLWExNzktMGVmMjljNTdjNDE0&sharecount=MQ==

2023-06-26 19:46:19

Depictions of San Francisco as an apocalyptic dystopia were mostly fiction, but served certain short-term political interests. Alas, reframing the city in positive terms won't be as easy as selling fear, panic & sensationalism. The cement has dried, folks! https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/sf-downtown-doom-loop/

2023-06-23 14:37:40

Engaging someone with zero credibility or validity only helps them to gain status and spread lies.
By trying to negate their false ideas, you'll end up activating them.
Remember: They win by making the difference between lies and truth seem like a matter of opinion.
https://framelab.substack.com/p/why-its-silly-to-debate-robert-f

2023-06-07 16:19:23

One year ago today, San Francisco voters recalled Chesa Boudin.
The verdict is clear: The recall failed. It ousted a DA but did not magically solve SF's ills. And voters are poised to *finally* hold the city's flailing mayor accountable. via
@npub1lt7…suff https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/mayor-breed-san-francisco-18137945.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvbWF5b3ItYnJlZWQtc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby0xODEzNzk0NS5waHA=&time=MTY4NjE1NDc1NTA4MA==&rid=ZDBhY2NhMjQtNzY2Ny00MWYzLWExNzktMGVmMjljNTdjNDE0&sharecount=Mw==

2023-05-17 16:39:44

Billionaires won't save us from dystopia ... because billionaires thrive on dystopia.
Just ask Batman, a filthy rich vigilante whose failed crusade to save Gotham serves his billionaire financial interests.
My latest for the @npub1lt7…suff
Thanks to all who contributed to my thinking process here on Mastodon!
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/elon-musk-san-francisco-18103350.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvZWxvbi1tdXNrLXNhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tMTgxMDMzNTAucGhw&time=MTY4NDM0MDA2MTYyOA==&rid=ZDBhY2NhMjQtNzY2Ny00MWYzLWExNzktMGVmMjljNTdjNDE0&sharecount=MQ==

2023-05-15 17:51:27

Certain people like to say San Francisco needs a "Batman" to fix its ills.
Folks. Batman has been trying to fix Gotham for around 85 years and it's worse than ever.
But the choice of metaphor says everything. It's a fantasy of extrajudicial punishment and vengeance by oligarchical characters, not a vision for solutions.