- Author
- Gil Duran (The Nerd Reich)
- Published
- 25 September 2025
- Kind
- Newsletter post adapted from a Bluesky thread, with a fundraising appeal
- Original
- www.thenerdreich.com/she-warned-about-silicon-valley-25-years-ago-we-ignored-her/
- Subject
- Society and technology
What it is
Gil Duran writes a newsletter about tech billionaire politics. This post adapts a Bluesky thread. It argues that Paulina Borsook foresaw the political direction of Silicon Valley.
What it says
- Duran says Borsook argued in 2001 that tech libertarianism was an adolescent mindset.
- The post quotes Cyberselfish saying computers are more rule-based and fixable than any human.
- Duran says Borsook split tech libertarians into Ravers and Gilders.
- The post says Borsook warned cypherpunk paranoia was leading to ever more surveillance.
- Duran says Cyberselfish predicted the future but did not sell well.
What evidence it gives
The post offers short quotes from Cyberselfish and the author's own account of meeting Borsook. It gives no sales figures or survey of reception. Its claim of being ignored rests on the author's judgment.
Interests and limits
Duran is an advocate planning a book that will include Borsook. The post asks for donations. It does not weigh counterarguments to Borsook's thesis. The Wired essay it responds to is not linked or named.