Revenge of the Nerds
Hello and welcome to Revenge of the Nerds. A new podcast where we do a deep dive into the intersection between nerd culture, Silicon Valley and right-wing authoritarianism. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed that a large chunk of Silicon Valley is shifting to the political right, and if you’re anything like me, this will be somewhat puzzling to you. Why did all these tech guys who are obsessed with systems, probabilities and first principles thinking sink millions of dollars into the campaign of a man who calls AI “The AI”? Why would Elon Musk, a man who famously sees himself as a hero in his own science fiction novel that’s on a quest to save humanity from climate change throw his support behind Trump? Why is J.D. Vance, a former high-profile venture capitalist and never-Trumper, now his Vice President? These are some of the questions this podcast will be exploring…
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Episodes
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
Balaji Srinivasan.. The man, the myth, the legend. Many in the tech world see Balaji as a visionary genius, a modern-day renaissance man and polymath with an oracular ability to predict the future of technology. In this episode, we examine whether Balaji Srinivasan is a true genius, or, as his initials have forwarned us, full of B.S.
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
Simone & Malcolm Collins — VCs, activists, podcasters, anime Nerds, amateur theologians, historians, (eu)geneticists, and arguably, the modern face of the pronatalist movement.In this episode, we delve into their musings on their podcast "Based Camp".Find out the ways that anime mirrors real life (according to them), their thoughts on slavery, and subservience genes among the poors, and their dire warning for the coming IQ apocalypse.