The story follows a group of three tech billionaires—Lenk Skerrit, Zimri Fleischer, and Ellen Pash—who use an advanced predictive AI named Badger to forecast civilizational collapse. When the algorithm confirms the end is imminent, they flee to luxurious private bunkers, leaving the world to perish. However, Martha Einkorn, the daughter of a doomsday cult leader, and Lai Zhen, a survivalist influencer, hatch a counter-plot to hijack this escape plan. They aim to redistribute the hoarders' wealth and technology to force a different outcome than the programmed apocalypse.
Readers who enjoy speculative fiction about late-stage capitalism and software surveillance will find a technical examination of how power operates in the digital age. This book appeals to those interested in the ethics of climate change and the concentration of billionaire influence. The reader walks away with a cynical overview of survivalism and a specific argument for collective agency over algorithmic fatalism. It provides a blueprint for how individuals might sabotage the systems that treat planetary destruction as a predictable business cost.
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
