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b'Cold open: Channel surfing\\n\\nWe\\u2019re joined by Danielle Carr, who wrote a killer essay debunking the myth of Neuralink and Elon Musk, to talk about the broader political economy of shitty "science\\u201d and shittier "innovators" that have captured the collective imagination. As Danielle writes, \\u201cTechnology critique should not buy into the hyped fantasies people like Elon Musk peddle. [...] What we have to worry about is something much more disappointing\\u2014that the future will look like the present, only more so. In that way, Musk is right: the future is already here.\\u201d\\n\\nCheck out Danielle\\u2019s essay in the Baffler: https://thebaffler.com/latest/shit-for-brains-carr and follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bathr0bespierre. And while you\\u2019re at it, read David Graeber\\u2019s classic essay, also in the Baffler, which serves as a fantastic companion piece: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/of-flying-cars-and-the-declining-rate-of-profit\\n\\nSubscribe to TMK on patreon for access to premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills\\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl).'