Book review: Why Silicon Valley is obsessed with immortality and AI utopia
emax · x · 2026-08-23
Adam Becker's new book 'More Everything Forever' critiques the spread of Effective Altruism (EA) and longtermism in Silicon Valley. The author argues that visions like space colonization and digital immortality, promoted by tech giants, lack scientific basis and serve as a power grab, distorting utilitarianism while ignoring real-world issues like the climate crisis.
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