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Re:The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves by clydethefrog on Sunday September 04, 2022 @08:21AM (#32712265)
At the end of the article the author, Douglas Rushkoff, realises they didn't ask him specifically for legit advice but rather performed a philosophical and critical evaluation of their justifications for their (selfish) future safety plans. Douglas is a pretty successful media theorist - he coined the terms viral media, digital native, and social currency. I have a theory they probably all asked "great thinkers" [0] for their opinion.

[0] It wouldn't surprised me if they used some thought leader analysis, because Rushkoff is pretty high on that list. https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.1160

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Re:The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves by bsenftner on Sunday September 04, 2022 @09:02AM (#32712574)
Douglas Rushkoff concludes the article implying his clients might be on the cusp of realizing if anyone is in a position to slow, halt, and/or reverse the forces leading to The Event it is those clients asking him questions.
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Re:The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves by SyzygistSix on Sunday September 04, 2022 @09:29AM (#32712827)
Which is odd. Who thinks someone who has a couple or few hundred million from Silicon Valley-type startups and investments has any more pull than say, Madonna? Or a group from Hollywood?
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Re:The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves by yallneedtogetit on Sunday September 04, 2022 @09:26AM (#32712795)
Sounds like our boy Douglas is having himself some delusions of grandeur.
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