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(neologism, politics) A small group of ultrawealthy men who exert inordinate control or influence within a political structure, particularly while espousing views regarded as anti-democratic, technofascist, and masculinist.

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This is what resistance to the digital coup looks like (news.elenarossini.com)

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Cross-posted from "This is what resistance to the digital coup looks like" by @[email protected] in [email protected]

Sunday morning I came across a blog post by Jared White bestowing praise on journalist Carole Cadwalladr’s TED Talk: “This is what a digital coup looks like.”

Cadwalladr’s presentation was phenomenal, filled with brilliant, incendiary quotes against the Broligarchy (in her words: tech bros + oligarchy = broligarchy). I would recommend everybody watch it.

It's filled with memorable, superb quotes about the broligarchy. A must see, to be shared widely. But then I looked up Cadwalladr's online activity. She uses Bluesky for social and Substack for publishing. This is impossibly incongruous after her incendiary TED talk. Honestly, it made me sad. One place is owned by crypto bros, the other is funded by A16Z {Andreessen Horowitz}...

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