{"id":24382,"date":"2026-08-13T17:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/13\/a-timely-warning-on-the-rise-of-the-tech-bros-from-the-author-of-the-nerd-reich-letter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:37:19","slug":"a-timely-warning-on-the-rise-of-the-tech-bros-from-the-author-of-the-nerd-reich-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/13\/a-timely-warning-on-the-rise-of-the-tech-bros-from-the-author-of-the-nerd-reich-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"A timely warning on the rise of the \u2018tech bros\u2019 from the author of The Nerd Reich | Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gil Dur\u00e1n is right, writes <strong>Catherine Austin Fitts<\/strong> \u2013 we must reject the limited vision of Silicon Valley with a revolution in consciousness<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your interview with Gil Dur\u00e1n, the author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/aug\/05\/journalist-taking-on-tech-fascists-silicon-valley\">\u2018If we don\u2019t fight back, we don\u2019t have a future\u2019: the journalist taking on the \u2018tech fascists\u2019 of Silicon Valley, 5 August <\/a>)<em>. <\/em>Dur\u00e1n is right \u2013 the antipathy towards the \u201ctech bros\u201d is growing. However, Dur\u00e1n underestimates the darkness being contemplated. The plan is for complete spatial and financial transaction control. This is not the end of democracy \u2013 it is a slavery system. Many of the people involved believe technology can dramatically extend their lifespan and they can replace most of the population with robots and automation. Now is the time to reject their limited vision with a revolution in consciousness. Thanks to Dur\u00e1n for the inspiration.<br \/><strong>Catherine Austin Fitts<\/strong><br \/><em>Hickory Valley, Tennessee, US<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <\/strong><em><strong>Have an opinion on anything you\u2019ve read in the Guardian today? Please <a href=\"mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city\/town\/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.\">email<\/a> us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tone\/letters\">letters<\/a> section.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/aug\/13\/a-timely-warning-on-the-rise-of-the-tech-bros-from-the-author-of-the-nerd-reich\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/38d2ad505fab5304e77b66fe1e93be8759a35f25\/1293_574_4260_3408\/master\/4260.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=05473390dc537b534673ecfa05e8dfd6\" title=\"A timely warning on the rise of the \u2018tech bros\u2019 from the author of The Nerd Reich | Letter\" \/>Gil Dur\u00e1n is right, writes Catherine Austin Fitts \u2013 we must reject the limited vision of Silicon Valley with a revolution in consciousness<br \/>\nThank you for your interview with Gil Dur\u00e1n, the author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy (\u2018If we don\u2019t fight back, we don\u2019t have a future\u2019: the journalist taking on the \u2018tech fascists\u2019 of Silicon Valley, 5 August ). Dur\u00e1n is right \u2013 the antipathy towards the \u201ctech bros\u201d is growing. However, Dur\u00e1n underestimates the darkness being contemplated. The plan is for complete spatial and financial transaction control. This is not the end of democracy \u2013 it is a slavery system. Many of the people involved believe technology can dramatically extend their lifespan and they can replace most of the population with robots and automation. Now is the time to reject their limited vision with a revolution in consciousness. Thanks to Dur\u00e1n for the inspiration.Catherine Austin FittsHickory Valley, Tennessee, US<br \/>\n\u2022 Have an opinion on anything you\u2019ve read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gil Dur\u00e1n is right, writes Catherine Austin Fitts \u2013 we must reject the limited vision of Silicon Valley with a revolution in consciousness Thank you for your interview with Gil Dur\u00e1n, the author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy (\u2018If we don\u2019t fight back, we don\u2019t have a future\u2019: &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/13\/a-timely-warning-on-the-rise-of-the-tech-bros-from-the-author-of-the-nerd-reich-letter\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A timely warning on the rise of the \u2018tech bros\u2019 from the author of The Nerd Reich | Letter<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":24383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24382"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}