Elon Musk’s Move Into Politics: Yanis Varoufakis and Cory Doctorow on Fighting Billionaire Control
Elon Musk’s growing role in politics represents a troubling evolution in how wealthy elites shape public discourse and policy. From his control of X (formerly Twitter) to his involvement in U.S. elections alongside Donald Trump, to his recent support for anti-migrant and nationalist parties in Europe (including the AfD and Tommy Robinson), Musk’s actions highlight the alarming intersection of tech and political power. How has the influence of billionaires evolved to dominate public discourse so openly? What does this growing consolidation of power mean for democracy? And how we can people push back against it? Join Yanis Varoufakis and special guest Cory Doctorow—science fiction author, activist, and journalist—for a live discussion hosted by Mehran Khalili. Be part of the conversation and share your questions in real time! Support Cory Doctorow's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/picks-and-shovels-marty-hench-at-the-dawn-of-enshittification FOLLOW THE SPEAKERS --------------------- Mehran: https://x.com/mkhalili Yanis: https://x.com/yanisvaroufakis Cory Doctorow: https://x.com/doctorow SUPPORT US --------------------- Join DiEM25: https://diem25.org/join Donate to DiEM25: https://diem25.org/donate Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiEM25official #elonmusk #trump #politics
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Cory Doctorow and Yanis Varoufakis on Fighting Billionaires www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kv...
◻️ .....tech billionaires who've read our dystopias & mistaken them for business plans from A Fish Called Wanda: Aristotle was not Belgian the principle of Buddhism is not every man for himself the London Underground is not a political movement ~ Cory Doctorow www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kv...
Doctorow & Varoufakis on the Big Tech billionaire class. Doctorow's take down of Musk worth the price of admission alone www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kv...
Haven't watched this, so not necessarily sharing to endorse, but both Cory and Yanis are interesting voices www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kv...
Cary Doctorow (who coined the term 'enshittification', ie the degradation of the online environment caused by greed) made some good points re #Musk on Diem25. A lot of Musk's tech genius is just hype & we shld attack him on that as it's his weak point: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kv...
Great conversation between Cory Doctorow and Yanis Varoufakis about Musk. I really like how Cory explains what is the correct way for us to criticise Musk so that we don't inadvertently propagate his message and help him raise more capital. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kv...
This is a long but educational discussion on power and governance and how we're being manipulated by bad actors. It's best listened to with a little distance to insulate yourself from the extremes of optimism and depression. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kv...
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