Survival of the Richest

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Douglas Rushkoff
Jul 5, 2018
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FUTURE HUMANSurvival of the Richest
The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind
Illustrations: Matt HuynhLast year, I got invited to a super-deluxe private resort to deliver a keynote speech to what I assumed would be a hundred or so investment bankers. It was by far the largest fee I had ever been offered for a talk — about half my annual professor’s salary — all to deliver some insight on the subject of…
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