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2025-04-04 15:30:49 UTC

Clive Thompson on Nostr: "Technocracy" was a movement in the early 20th century ... ... that insisted that ...

"Technocracy" was a movement in the early 20th century ...

... that insisted that democracy was terrible ...

... and society should be run by elite engineers, scientists and businesspeople

A major figure in that movement?

step forward, Joshua Haldeman ...

.... grandfather of Elon Musk

When you read the list of stuff that Technocracy folks believed and wanted, you can see a *direct* line to Musk and DOGE

gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion/elon-musk-doge-technocracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E4.2asB.SMukM9zSZZdy&smid=url-share