Adam Becker
@adambecker.bsky.social
Journalist & astrophysicist. New book out now: MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, about horrifying & flawed futures pushed by tech billionaires. Words in the Atlantic, NPR, NYT, the Guardian, BBC, SciAm, Quanta, Fortune, &c. He/him. Signal: adambecker.84
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Adam Becker
@adambecker.bsky.social
· Apr 23
More Everything Forever
This "wild and utterly engaging narrative" (Melanie Mitchell) shows why Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions—with escaping death,...
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Today's the day! My new book MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER is finally out! If you want to understand why tech billionaires are so obsessed with impossible ideas about space and AI — and why that's dangerous — this book is for you. #MoreEverythingForever www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-...
Also, Sauron's "security" famously failed! He let two hobbits (three if you count Gollum) sneak INTO HIS HOME to destroy his most valuable possession! This is just so phenomenally stupid and awful and cringe
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Also, Sauron's "security" famously failed! He let two hobbits (three if you count Gollum) sneak INTO HIS HOME to destroy his most valuable possession! This is just so phenomenally stupid and awful and cringe
ok but is it compatible with Ring doorbells
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
ok but is it compatible with Ring doorbells
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Why do none of these fuckers call their companies Gandalf or Samwise
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Why do none of these fuckers call their companies Gandalf or Samwise
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Someone remake “It’s a Wonderful Life” but Mr. Potter believes that hoarding is morally required so he can devote resources to delivering a far future with trillions of humans while George Bailey is like, “Gosh Darnit! What if taking care of people today is what takes care of people in the future?!”
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Someone remake “It’s a Wonderful Life” but Mr. Potter believes that hoarding is morally required so he can devote resources to delivering a far future with trillions of humans while George Bailey is like, “Gosh Darnit! What if taking care of people today is what takes care of people in the future?!”
I agree, but I suppose I'm biased. 😁
Just finished reading More Everything Forever by @adambecker.bsky.social. Probably one of the best books about the tech industry, its prominent figures, their ideologies, and motivations. I think everyone in the tech industry should read this book.
December 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I agree, but I suppose I'm biased. 😁
I have so many questions here and I fear the answers.
December 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I have so many questions here and I fear the answers.
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If I decided it was too much bother to clean my house so I moved into an igloo in Antarctica for the rest of my life, you'd think I was awful stupid.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If I decided it was too much bother to clean my house so I moved into an igloo in Antarctica for the rest of my life, you'd think I was awful stupid.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
Tech bros deciding they'd lose too much profit if they stopped destroying the Earth because they can move to Mars someday is even stupider.
"hey, let's scam an author, a kind of person that famously always has bad reading comprehension and lots of money."
December 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"hey, let's scam an author, a kind of person that famously always has bad reading comprehension and lots of money."
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I haven't done a final count yet, but I think I've read about 80 books this year and I got to go back and triple check which ones I enjoyed the most etc, but I could go ahead on the record and say this is the one that has stuck with me the most and is the most urgent
Also, it's really well written
Also, it's really well written
12. @adambecker.bsky.social is a science journalist and author of MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, a book that chronicles the stew of nonsense that informs and motivates many of tech’s leaders.
Adam Becker Takes Aim at Silicon Valley Nonsense | TechPolicy.Press
In a new book, the science journalist Adam Becker skewers the more outlandish ideas and motivations in the tech industry.
www.techpolicy.press
December 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I haven't done a final count yet, but I think I've read about 80 books this year and I got to go back and triple check which ones I enjoyed the most etc, but I could go ahead on the record and say this is the one that has stuck with me the most and is the most urgent
Also, it's really well written
Also, it's really well written
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One of the most important books I've read this year, from
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
12. @adambecker.bsky.social is a science journalist and author of MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, a book that chronicles the stew of nonsense that informs and motivates many of tech’s leaders.
Adam Becker Takes Aim at Silicon Valley Nonsense | TechPolicy.Press
In a new book, the science journalist Adam Becker skewers the more outlandish ideas and motivations in the tech industry.
www.techpolicy.press
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One of the most important books I've read this year, from
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
A really lovely list here from @justinhendrix.bsky.social and @techpolicypress.bsky.social, and I'm not just saying that because my new book is on it. Read these books!
For many, the end of the year is an opportunity to catch up on reading or to purchase books as gifts. In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power. Check out the list:
Tech Policy Press: The Year in Books 2025 | TechPolicy.Press
In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power.
www.techpolicy.press
December 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A really lovely list here from @justinhendrix.bsky.social and @techpolicypress.bsky.social, and I'm not just saying that because my new book is on it. Read these books!
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Any article observing that the AI bubble is about to burst *but then suggesting AI is too important to our financial systems to be allowed to fail* is missing the point. Generative AI is a massive fraud and a brain drain on humanity, even leaving theft and resource issues aside.
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Any article observing that the AI bubble is about to burst *but then suggesting AI is too important to our financial systems to be allowed to fail* is missing the point. Generative AI is a massive fraud and a brain drain on humanity, even leaving theft and resource issues aside.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Take a break from the horrors of the news and learn about the weirdest physics there is—entanglement! The team at @veritasium.bsky.social interviewed me for this video & I'm thrilled to see it up. They give a hearty endorsement to my first book, WHAT IS REAL?, which is just lovely. #quantum #physics
There Is Something Faster Than Light
YouTube video by Veritasium
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December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Take a break from the horrors of the news and learn about the weirdest physics there is—entanglement! The team at @veritasium.bsky.social interviewed me for this video & I'm thrilled to see it up. They give a hearty endorsement to my first book, WHAT IS REAL?, which is just lovely. #quantum #physics
Take a break from the horrors of the news and learn about the weirdest physics there is—entanglement! The team at @veritasium.bsky.social interviewed me for this video & I'm thrilled to see it up. They give a hearty endorsement to my first book, WHAT IS REAL?, which is just lovely. #quantum #physics
There Is Something Faster Than Light
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Take a break from the horrors of the news and learn about the weirdest physics there is—entanglement! The team at @veritasium.bsky.social interviewed me for this video & I'm thrilled to see it up. They give a hearty endorsement to my first book, WHAT IS REAL?, which is just lovely. #quantum #physics
The real breakthrough of the year -- something that matters far, far more than generative AI ever will.
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The real breakthrough of the year -- something that matters far, far more than generative AI ever will.
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This is a very hopeful way to close out the year—give it a read.
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is a very hopeful way to close out the year—give it a read.
Scientists are "skeptical" of this the same way I am "skeptical" that the moon is made of green cheese.
This is pure hype created to justify pouring more money into the AI bubble.
This is pure hype created to justify pouring more money into the AI bubble.
Space-based AI data centers are Big Tech’s latest fad and Silicon Valley’s newest investable venture.
Yet, scientists who study space remain skeptical of the idea.
Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Yet, scientists who study space remain skeptical of the idea.
Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Scientists are "skeptical" of this the same way I am "skeptical" that the moon is made of green cheese.
This is pure hype created to justify pouring more money into the AI bubble.
This is pure hype created to justify pouring more money into the AI bubble.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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It's not just that we live in hell, it's that we live in a hell that appears to have been crafted to torture me, personally.
When a friend sent me this headline, I seriously wondered if it was something he had created to troll me.
When a friend sent me this headline, I seriously wondered if it was something he had created to troll me.
Trump’s social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s social media and crypto company is making a huge bet on a far different industry – nuclear fusion, a potentially lucrative albeit commercially unproven energy technology that ...
www.cnn.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's not just that we live in hell, it's that we live in a hell that appears to have been crafted to torture me, personally.
When a friend sent me this headline, I seriously wondered if it was something he had created to troll me.
When a friend sent me this headline, I seriously wondered if it was something he had created to troll me.
Come on, @propublica.org. Putting aside all of its other harms, AI degrades our communal understanding of what truth is. Good journalism relies on that. You're giving up on the actual talented people who do the work you rely on in exchange for something that will ultimately kill your business.
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Come on, @propublica.org. Putting aside all of its other harms, AI degrades our communal understanding of what truth is. Good journalism relies on that. You're giving up on the actual talented people who do the work you rely on in exchange for something that will ultimately kill your business.
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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One of the most useful books I read this year
Just finished More Everything Forever by @adambecker.bsky.social - really thorough and humane joining-of-the-dots between AI, effective altruism, SF, cosmism and plutocracy that arcs, as most things should, toward the inevitable conclusion that Le Guin was right about everything
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
One of the most useful books I read this year