Monologue: Silicon Valley is A Cargo Cult | Better Offline
š If You're New Subscribe āŗ Ā Ā Ā /Ā @betterofflinepodĀ Ā Monologue: Silicon Valley is A Cargo Cult | Better Offline In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs you through how AI is the pinnacle of Silicon Valley monoculture, and a monument to the cargo cult desperation of a tech industry that celebrates mediocrity and has run out of ideas. Newsletter: Cargo Culture: https://www.wheresyoured.at/cargo-cul... OpenAI Exclusive: https://www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive... Save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: https://edzitronswheresyouredatghosti... - Iād be so grateful! YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/bette... and use code FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more. Buy our new āFUCK DATA CENTERSā shirts today! --- LINKS: https://www.tinyurl.com/betteroffline... Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Reddit: Ā Ā /Ā betterofflineĀ Ā Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at Ed's Socials: Ā Ā /Ā edzitronĀ Ā Ā Ā /Ā edzitronĀ Ā https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com https://www.threads.net/@edzitron Email Me: [email protected] Original Air Date: June 23, 2026 ā¤ļø iHeartRadio Ā» https://bitly.cx/d5tmV š¢ APPLE PODCASTS Ā» https://bitly.cx/qmMi8 š¢ SPOTIFY Ā» https://bitly.cx/d0IG š„ PREVIOUS VIDEO Ā» Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā TheĀ AIĀ IndustryĀ MustĀ StopĀ DoomĀ TrollingĀ w/...  ⨠KEEP IN TOUCH WITH: Newsletter: wheresyoured.at Reddit: Ā Ā /Ā betterofflineĀ Ā Discord chat.wheresyoured.at Ed's Socials: Ā Ā /Ā edzitronĀ Ā instagram.com/edzitron https://bsky.app/profile/zitron.bsky.... https://www.threads.net/@edzitron Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industryās influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that techās elite wants to build. Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how techās most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse. New episodes weekly on iHeartRadio. #BetterOffline #BetterOfflinePodcast #BetterOfflinePod #EdZitron #EdZitronPodcast #BetterOfflineEdZitron #TechPodcast #Tech #Technology #iHeartPodcasts #iHeart #Podcast #Podcasttolisten #YoutubePodcast #NewPodcast

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