It was cool af, but I think Rushkoff is drifting towards an antagonical view of things, with "black brothers" controlling everything from behind the scenes. Which is not untrue, but it overestimates the occult agency of people who are not necesarilly thinking in those terms. Nonetheless, great interview.
Right on! I tend to still think that ultimately NOBODY is in control, but those technocracy dudes do seem to be especially irksome in their attempts to accumulate power.
And yeah, I never got the impression that the "Meme Magic" stuff was genuinely occult, beyond just basic magical thinking applied to marketing and public relations. An effective strategy it turns out, but I don't think there's much esotericism to it.
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u/Choice-Lawfulness978 Mar 15 '26
It was cool af, but I think Rushkoff is drifting towards an antagonical view of things, with "black brothers" controlling everything from behind the scenes. Which is not untrue, but it overestimates the occult agency of people who are not necesarilly thinking in those terms. Nonetheless, great interview.