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Futureproof Extra: Survival of the Richest

You’ve probably seen the likes of '2012' or more recently 'Don’t Look Up' - disaster movies where there’s a race against time to save humanity. Those films also have a common thread: you have a superset of super-rich people looking to buy their way to...

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06.30 13 Sep 2022


Futureproof Extra: Survival of the Richest



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06.30 13 Sep 2022


You’ve probably seen the likes of '2012' or more recently 'Don’t Look Up' - disaster movies where there’s a race against time to save humanity.

Those films also have a common thread: you have a superset of super-rich people looking to buy their way to salvation.

Pretty silly stuff, right?

But what if we told you those preparations are happening right now, and that there really is no room at the inn for the like of you and me?

Douglas Rushkoff is Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at the City University of New York, and is the author of over 20 books, the latest of which is called ‘Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires' - he joins Jonathan to discuss.


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