The Philosophy Behind Billionaire Bunkers

There are reports of Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, building a $100-million-dollar-super bunker in Hawaii. Should we be concerned? Is this a sign that end of the world is coming? Are billionaires preparing for the end of civilization as we know it? We'll talk about the philosophy that underpins doomsday preparation and perhaps fear of our fellow human beings, and we'll talk about why the idea of a billionaire bunker affects us on a symbolic level.

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[jaimelopez-gioo]

Instead of being afraid, get prepared.
We all know the government can not cover all of us in an emergency. Your family depends on you, learn skills, garden food, have chickens, have medical supplies.

[BinaryDood]

IDk man. Effective Accelerationists with billions of dollars are the scariest people in the world to me right now.

[_emptyheaven_]

The kind of cynicism that begets the acts that make you a billionaire…now THAT’LL make you project and fear people more than anything. I think you hit it. Also it can’t be ignored that these people haven’t had a normal interaction with the Rest of Humanity in some time. Imagine what they imagine the poor are actually like.

[Independentfellow]

If billionaires have no hope for the future, why tf are we putting ourselves into so much debt by avoiding taxing them? Heck our government bends over backwards giving out corporate welfare and subsidizing losses. Why?

[daimebaru]

11:34 While I do believe all other reasons you explained are valid points, I think this is the most significant reason why such news are being taken seriously nowadays.

[benellison]

3:05

If i might add nuance: it could be that money affords acess to stuff us normal people don't. Hence the belief that they have specail knowledge due to acess rather than intelligence.

Not saying i fully believe the above statements but it could be thought differently when it comes to the "rich = knows more" idea. Keep up the great work!

[MDNaLaTa]

This is just rich people tired of earning money, traveling, killing people and laughing of poor people!! Trying something new!!!

[splitfries]

great video, you deserve way more subs !

[janeet]

J Touchie here, I exploit the prepper economy by buying freeze dried fruit in bulk, just because I like to eat freeze dried fruit. Go Vancouver Freeze Dry!

[Bajinowhere]

They know they messed up, and now they're defending themselves from their own shadow 😂😂😂😂

[LarryHAboveRHeads]

the movie industry does know something because they DO WORK with the Government.

[anthonypettit]

I hope the high tech security person put in a back door code that would be able to let him change the code so when it's finished and zuk trys to open it he can't and just like everyone else he gets to live the end

[cram]

I like you you’re like a cool teacher I can watch and listen to talk

[UnadulteratedHipHop]

And Thus Spoke Mark Zuckerberg, Nice one Prof!

[phelps]

Guess who would have a million-dollar bunker if he were a billionaire, I would. Just to brag to my friends. Besides I would have to spend it somehow and when you already have a bunch of cars, houses, and women, what else is there to buy?.

[iwatchmylittleponylive]

That'd be great ....if it worked.

[polardiscoball]

my bunker is Zucks mouth in the arctic
true story

[NaymitMayne]

As if you would have the same intel as the man who runs the biggest social media site on earth

[exfriend]

the ammount of money Ambani is spending on his son's marriage make my fear more, if they don't need money in future? something is coming

[data-dylan]

I think toxic positivity can be more harmful than doomerism. A doomer might have clinical depression and be subject to a life with less control. A non-politically engaged optimist is just starfishing it and hoping the world gets better.