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DrALJONES @DrALJONES@mastodon.social

11/28/2025, 10:02:41 AM

Public

Interview: "The Woman Who Predicted Tech Fascism — Paulina Borsook Was Right"

Borsook wrote Cyberselfish, which warned about "the rise of Silicon Valley authoritarianism & technofascism decades before Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, & the far-right tech elite took power."

"How Silicon Valley’s toxic libertarianism evolved into a global far-right propaganda machine."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-kwZdkiOA

#PaulinaBorsook #TechFascism #USPol #Neoliberalism #Sexism #press #fascism #racism #toxicMasculinity

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The Woman Who Predicted Tech Fascism —
Paulina Borsook Was Right

Borsook warned of a new toxic techno-libertarian political
strain informed by absolutist Ayn Rand.

It wanted a world as controllable & predictable as a
computer - no room for messy human needs.

Borsook's Cyberselfish revealed the strain's childish political
beliefs & toxic masculinity. She predicted that if it took an
interest in politics, it would be bad news for the world.
Years before Musk & Thiel rose to challenge democracy,
Borsook saw it coming. But the media gatekeepers weren't
interested, & her writing career took a dive.

21 Oct 2025 interview (abridged)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-kwZdkiOA

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