Adam Becker

The Mad Religion of Technological Salvation - Truthdig In ‘More Everything Forever,’ astrophysicist Adam Becker exposes Silicon Valley’s insanity and explains why Mars isn't where we want to go.

“Imagine a billionaire’s digital boot stamping on a human face — forever.”

That’s the future Silicon Valley is building, writes astrophysicist Adam Becker in his blistering takedown of tech’s most delusional prophets.

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YouTube video by The Lincoln Project More Everything Forever: AI, Crypto, and Silicon Valley's Hype Hijinks

NEW POD EPISODE: Special guest Adam Becker, an astrophysicist, author, tech journalist, and scientific philosopher, joins Rick Wilson to dissect Silicon Valley's beating heart: techno-futurism and the Silicon Valley bros.

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(that being said, even in a perfect world my second book would have been fairly different from my first — I don't much like doing the same job twice.)

Ah, yes. I agree with you there. I definitely had days writing this book where I said, out loud, "I can't believe I have to write about these people instead of physics, what's wrong with the world"

(And thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed What is Real? so much! I knew this new book wouldn't necessarily appeal to everyone who liked my first one, but I had to follow my heart. And I do think that the style and tone is similarly friendly & fun, even though the subject matter is pretty different.)

That work needed to be done, and it needed to be done in a way that was both comprehensive and compelling. I took that on because I didn't see anyone else doing it that way, and I thought I might be able to do a good job of it.

It would be nice if we could just dismiss those ideas as risible (and you're right, they are risible). But powerful people are taking them seriously, and therefore someone needed to explain *why* these ideas don't work, rather than simply saying "lol, lmao."

That's exactly what I was trying to do, and I'm glad it's helpful. Thanks for a fun thread - I always enjoy reading my work over other people's shoulders (as long as they like the work!)

A thoughtful thread from @cgsunit.bsky.social about my new book More Everything Forever. #booksky 📚

why are so many people willing to outsource thinking, learning, understanding & to just settle for believing the things that the llms / algorithms / screens output & flash their way?

a big reason I am trying to post less on social media and also consume it less is the growing understanding it's not healthy to intake so many people's inner thoughts and anguish

This is an especially good one — I'm looking forward to seeing it myself. I was surprised amd delighted to find that Rick is a huge fan of my book MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, and he asked me some great questions about it. #booksky 📚

No, a LOT of them think that. Science may be one of the most social forms of knowledge production we have. Arguably it’s at least as social as creative writing. Actual scientists will tell you this. Yet, millions of people think they can do science alone with an LLM.

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Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman and Big Tech are worse than you can imagine.

Adam Michael Becker has done the research and reveals their master plan, ideologies, and super villain designs. He joins me now on The Left Hook to break it down. Join us live@

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If I were in charge of PBS or NPR I would be doing 24-7 programming right now about the end of PBS and NPR

The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.

Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms:

www.404media.co/the-medias-p...

What Is Up With These Tech Billionaires? This Astrophysicist Has Answers In his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, Adam Becker probes the technocrat worldview

In his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, Adam Becker probes the technocrat worldview.

Interview ⤵️

Who should we be more afraid of — Donald Trump or Jeff Bezos? Adam Becker, author of the new book, "More Everything Forever," tells @karaswisher.bsky.social dumping Trump and his cronies will be easier than getting rid of tech billionaires.*

*As long as we still have a democracy

Please please please everyone read Adam's book to understand more about why the things that are happening are happening.

Thanks! And yeah, they're pretty good at doing my work for me. During edits, I frequently went through the following chain of thought: "oh, damn, I'm being pretty harsh, is that unfair?" ➡️ "Let me go back & check the primary source..." ➡️ "...oh shit, what they said is actually worse than I thought."

Thanks!

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Feels like something created to anger me specifically. This is not real. This is not how physics works, this is not how LLMs work, this is not how anything works. This is just tech billionaires deluding themselves.

I do love that my @rollingstone.com interview and my interview with @karaswisher.bsky.social both dropped on Bastille Day. A coincidence, surely. There's no historical resonance or lessons to be learned by inept plutocrats, or Nazis, on today of all days.

What Is Up With These Tech Billionaires? This Astrophysicist Has Answers In his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, Adam Becker probes the technocrat worldview

"These technocrats are constantly high on a drug called billions of dollars, and the human brain was not built to deal with that." I had a lovely time talking with @rollingstone.com about Musk, Bezos, the rest of the tech billionaire clowns, & the *true* name of my new book MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER:

Science vs. Silicon Valley with Adam Becker - On with Kara Swisher | iHeart How skeptical should we be about the bill of goods (often marketed as needs) sold to us by Silicon Valley? Very, says Adam Becker, an astrophysicist and author of the new book, More Everything Forever...

Had a great time blasting tech billionaire pseudoscience in this conversation with @karaswisher.bsky.social, who called us "soulmates." I don't know that I'd go that far, but have a listen and judge for yourself: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...

Isaac Arnsdorf & Adam Becker - Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast | iHeart <p>Senior White House reporter for <em data-start='80' data-end='101'>The Washington Post</em> Isaac Arnsdorf details his new book <em data-start='138' data-end='209'>2024: How Trump Retook the White ...

I talked with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social about tech oligarchs and whether science fiction is really to blame for their delusions of grandeur: www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

(And yes, I am seriously considering starting a newsletter or podcast or the like. More about that soon, I hope.)