The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
There’s not a lot of original reporting in The Nerd Reich, but Durán assembles relevant info from scores of journalists and scholars, as well as providing a valuable dive into the fringy sources for some of the Valley’s most menacing ideas ... A much-needed aid in a very necessary task: tearing down the golden calf Americans have built in Palo Alto before it devours us all.
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Stunning ... Gloriously titled ... Thoughtful, well researched and a vigorous call to act before our collective humanity is sacrificed to increasing the vast wealth of tech millionaires and billionaires.
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An urgent intellectual history of a seemingly inchoate political moment ... Sometimes hampered by its ambition and scope ... A good introduction ... What does work to the book’s advantage is Durán’s methodical approach and consistency of perspective: he does not fall into the all-too-familiar trap of favoring access over accountability, a pitfall that has ensnared countless journalists down the years.
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