Something went horribly wrong with the Internet - this truth became more widely accepted in recent years, and resulted in a movement called Techlash. It is also a topic of a growing number of books, but among those ‘Survival of the Richest’ stands out. I can’t remember any other so eye-opening, so thought-provoking reading in years. The author has both unique access to main players in the big tech scene and an intellectual background that helps to give all that is happening now a deeper context.

If you’re trying to understand what the heck happened with our reality and what you can do to change its disastrous trajectory, it is an essential read. Highly recommended.

Thanks to the publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.

This book was fascinating and appalling. It's a close look at the psychology of tech billionaires, drawing the general conclusion that they are actively destroying human civilization because they believe that they'll be able to figure out a way to separate themselves from the rest of us when it all falls apart. Some insights in this. book were genuinely eye-opening to me. I don't feel like I closed the book with any ideas about ways to avert the apocalypse, but I do feel like when the world is burning, I'll at least have a good understanding of why. Strong recommend.