Critique of Tech Billionaire Space Colonization as Earth Abandonment
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Summary
This academic essay critiques the 'futurist fetishism' of tech billionaires and their space colonization ambitions, arguing that these projects represent an abandonment of Earth and its problems. The authors analyze how this mindset parallels prepper culture and religious 'rapture' narratives, examining the ideological underpinnings of tech industry leaders' escape fantasies. The piece connects billionaire space projects to broader issues of inequality, environmental neglect, and the failure to address pressing terrestrial crises.
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· 4 pulledYou know, I hear all these rich guys, for some reason they love space. So they're rich. I said, 'let them send the rockets up. What the hell do we have to do it, right?'
This essay has been peer-reviewed by 'The New Extremism' special issue editors (Adrienne Massanari and David Golumbia), and the b2o: An Online Journal editorial board.
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Sarah T. Roberts and Mél Hogan
Sarah T. Roberts and Mél Hogan This essay has been peer-reviewed by "The New Extremism" special issue editors (Adrienne Massanari and David Golumbia), and the b2o: An Online Journal editorial board. "You know, I hear all these rich guys, for some reason t
