Evgeny Morozov
@evgenymorozov.bsky.social
Hater of solutionism. Books: The Net Delusion; To Save Everything Click Here. Podcasts: The Santiago Boys. A Sense of Rebellion. Founder: The Syllabus.
I have a new essay - on the emptiness of sovereignty rhetoric behind "sovereign AI" - in the November issue of Le Monde Diplomatique. English version, paywalled, is here mondediplo.com/2025/11/03tech
Sovereignty for sale
Subscribers // by Evgeny Morozov (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, November 2025)
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October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I have a new essay - on the emptiness of sovereignty rhetoric behind "sovereign AI" - in the November issue of Le Monde Diplomatique. English version, paywalled, is here mondediplo.com/2025/11/03tech
This debate on neo-/techno-feudalism was one of the most fun (and most contentious) that I've done in recent years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINE...
Neo-Feudalism: Are today’s workers free agents or modern-day serfs?
YouTube video by Doha Debates
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October 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This debate on neo-/techno-feudalism was one of the most fun (and most contentious) that I've done in recent years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINE...
Interesting new article makes (I think) the correct diagnosis: "The New Ideologies of Eurocentrism: Neo-feudalism, Techno-feudalism and Irrational Myths of the Present" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The New Ideologies of Eurocentrism: Neo-feudalism, Techno-feudalism and Irrational Myths of the Present
Western social theorists have begun positing the possibility of a new feudal mode of production putting an end to capitalism. Some of these writers have called this “neo-feudalism” and others “tech...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Interesting new article makes (I think) the correct diagnosis: "The New Ideologies of Eurocentrism: Neo-feudalism, Techno-feudalism and Irrational Myths of the Present" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Wrote a short essay about Warren Brodey on the occasion of his passing away earlier this month (in German, paywalled) www.faz.net/aktuell/warr...
Warren Brodey ist tot: Technik zum Tanzen bringen
Der Kybernetiker Warren Brodey arbeitet sein Leben lang an Technologien, die den Menschen helfen, sich weiterzuentwickeln. Nun ist er gestorben, aber seine Ideen sind so zeitgemäß wie nie.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Wrote a short essay about Warren Brodey on the occasion of his passing away earlier this month (in German, paywalled) www.faz.net/aktuell/warr...
Warren Brodey, one of the most fascinating and mysterious figures of recent tech history, passed away on August 10th. He was 101. A complex man who went from mentoring Nicholas Negroponte at MIT to becoming a Maoist in Norway and China www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/t...
Warren Brodey, 101, Dies; a Visionary at the Dawn of the Information Age
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August 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Warren Brodey, one of the most fascinating and mysterious figures of recent tech history, passed away on August 10th. He was 101. A complex man who went from mentoring Nicholas Negroponte at MIT to becoming a Maoist in Norway and China www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/t...
I have a new essay taking stock of the techno-feudalism debate in Le Monde Diplomatique mondediplo.com/2025/08/02te... (paywalled)
What the techno-feudalism prophets get wrong
Subscribers // by Evgeny Morozov (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, August 2025)
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July 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I have a new essay taking stock of the techno-feudalism debate in Le Monde Diplomatique mondediplo.com/2025/08/02te... (paywalled)
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Some thoughts on Hayek and the politics of metaphor in neoliberal thought - in response to Quinn Slobodian www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-ra...
The Race That Never Ends - The Ideas Letter
Quinn Slobodian makes the case that evolving metaphors from the garden to the factory drive the narrative of neoliberalism – in this response, Morozov argues that Slobodian misidentified which symbols...
www.theideasletter.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Some thoughts on Hayek and the politics of metaphor in neoliberal thought - in response to Quinn Slobodian www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-ra...
Some thoughts on Hayek and the politics of metaphor in neoliberal thought - in response to Quinn Slobodian www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-ra...
The Race That Never Ends - The Ideas Letter
Quinn Slobodian makes the case that evolving metaphors from the garden to the factory drive the narrative of neoliberalism – in this response, Morozov argues that Slobodian misidentified which symbols...
www.theideasletter.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Some thoughts on Hayek and the politics of metaphor in neoliberal thought - in response to Quinn Slobodian www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-ra...
Speaking in Vienna tomorrow evening
June 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Speaking in Vienna tomorrow evening
The tough life in the sun made somewhat sweeter by my eInk screen!
June 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The tough life in the sun made somewhat sweeter by my eInk screen!
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Er is een nieuw type techbaas, schrijft @evgenymorozov.bsky.social. De oligarch-intellectueel. Absurd rijk, filosofisch geschoold én in het bezit van een toegangspasje voor het Witte Huis.
Iemand die bovendien niet te beroerd is om vrijuit te orakelen over oorlog, vrede en de toekomst der mensheid.
Iemand die bovendien niet te beroerd is om vrijuit te orakelen over oorlog, vrede en de toekomst der mensheid.
De nieuwe elite van Silicon Valley: steenrijk, filosofisch geschoold, vol doodenge ideeën én met een pasje voor het Witte Huis
Lange tijd hield de top van Silicon Valley zich vooral bezig met het verzinnen van slimme tech en apps. Maar tegenwoordig zien we een nieuw type techbaas: de oligarch-intellectueel. Absurd rijk, filos...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Er is een nieuw type techbaas, schrijft @evgenymorozov.bsky.social. De oligarch-intellectueel. Absurd rijk, filosofisch geschoold én in het bezit van een toegangspasje voor het Witte Huis.
Iemand die bovendien niet te beroerd is om vrijuit te orakelen over oorlog, vrede en de toekomst der mensheid.
Iemand die bovendien niet te beroerd is om vrijuit te orakelen over oorlog, vrede en de toekomst der mensheid.
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Vertaalde dit heerlijke (en beangstigende) verhaal van @evgenymorozov.bsky.social voor De Correspondent. Over een nieuw type publieke intellectueel: steenrijk, met eigen socialmediaplatform en behept met dystopische ideeën over de maatschappij (te gekke illu's ook) decorrespondent.nl/16058/de-nie...
De nieuwe elite van Silicon Valley: steenrijk, filosofisch geschoold, vol doodenge ideeën én met een pasje voor het Witte Huis
Lange tijd hield de top van Silicon Valley zich vooral bezig met het verzinnen van slimme tech en apps. Maar tegenwoordig zien we een nieuw type techbaas: de oligarch-intellectueel. Absurd rijk, filos...
decorrespondent.nl
May 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Vertaalde dit heerlijke (en beangstigende) verhaal van @evgenymorozov.bsky.social voor De Correspondent. Over een nieuw type publieke intellectueel: steenrijk, met eigen socialmediaplatform en behept met dystopische ideeën over de maatschappij (te gekke illu's ook) decorrespondent.nl/16058/de-nie...
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Sfornano idee con l’efficienza di una catena di montaggio e la discrezione di un treno merci. E le loro “opinioni controverse” sono fondate su precise tradizioni filosofiche. L'articolo di Evgeny Morozov: intern.az/1MKG
May 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Sfornano idee con l’efficienza di una catena di montaggio e la discrezione di un treno merci. E le loro “opinioni controverse” sono fondate su precise tradizioni filosofiche. L'articolo di Evgeny Morozov: intern.az/1MKG
Imagine being a Hungarian Marxist philosopher named György Fukász.
April 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Imagine being a Hungarian Marxist philosopher named György Fukász.
Mon article sur les intellectuels-oligarques est désormais disponible en français.
- Partie I : blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
- Partie II: blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
- Partie I : blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
- Partie II: blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
Les intellectuels-oligarques, nouveaux législateurs de la Silicon Valley
Par Evgeny Morozov (Silicon circus, Les blogs du Diplo, 14 avril 2025)
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April 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Mon article sur les intellectuels-oligarques est désormais disponible en français.
- Partie I : blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
- Partie II: blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
- Partie I : blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
- Partie II: blog.mondediplo.net/les-intellec...
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Primeiro, os oligarcas tecnológicos profetizaram o futuro e nos venderam uma visão de mundo. Para eles, foi pouco. Agora, exigem que nos adaptemos aos seus sonhos. @evgenymorozov.bsky.social hoje em @elpais.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Primeiro, os oligarcas tecnológicos profetizaram o futuro e nos venderam uma visão de mundo. Para eles, foi pouco. Agora, exigem que nos adaptemos aos seus sonhos. @evgenymorozov.bsky.social hoje em @elpais.com
Am in El Pais Ideas today
April 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Am in El Pais Ideas today
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@evgenymorozov.bsky.social wie immer analytisch brillant.
Woran die Tech-Mogule scheitern werden
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April 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
@evgenymorozov.bsky.social wie immer analytisch brillant.
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Die "Oligarchen-Intellektuellen" behaupten, "die Teeblätter der technologischen Revolutionen in perfekter Klarheit zu lesen. Sie schreiben nichts vor; sie übersetzen lediglich das Evangelium der Unvermeidbarkeit."
Wahnsinnig starker Text von @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
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Wahnsinnig starker Text von @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
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Elon Musk und Co.: Woran die Tech-Mogule scheitern werden
Einst begnügten sich Tech-Mogule damit, die Zukunft vorherzusagen, heute verlangen sie, dass wir uns an ihre Vorhersagen halten. Und nutzen ihren Einfluss, um ihre Prophezeiungen in Politik umzuwandel...
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April 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Die "Oligarchen-Intellektuellen" behaupten, "die Teeblätter der technologischen Revolutionen in perfekter Klarheit zu lesen. Sie schreiben nichts vor; sie übersetzen lediglich das Evangelium der Unvermeidbarkeit."
Wahnsinnig starker Text von @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Wahnsinnig starker Text von @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
German translation of my oligarch-intellectuals essay www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Evgeny Morozov über die Politik der Oligarchen-Intellektuellen
Einst begnügten sich Tech-Mogule damit, die Zukunft vorherzusagen, heute verlangen sie, dass wir uns an ihre Vorhersagen halten. Und nutzen ihren Einfluss, um ihre Prophezeiungen in Politik umzuwandel...
www.faz.net
April 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
German translation of my oligarch-intellectuals essay www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
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Their arsenal combines plutocratic gravity (fortunes so vast they distort reality’s physics), oracular authority (their technological visions treated as prophecy), and platform sovereignty (ownership of the digital intersections where conversation unfolds) www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley - The Ideas Letter
Morozov describes a newly emerged Silicon Valley class of “oligarch-intellectuals,” billionaire tech elites who combine vast wealth, ideological ambition, and the philosophical pretense to reshape pub...
www.theideasletter.org
April 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Their arsenal combines plutocratic gravity (fortunes so vast they distort reality’s physics), oracular authority (their technological visions treated as prophecy), and platform sovereignty (ownership of the digital intersections where conversation unfolds) www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
Reposted by Evgeny Morozov
“These men who see communists lurking everywhere are about to perfect the cardinal sin of Soviet technocracy, mistaking their sleek models for the unruly reality they pretend to tame.”
www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley - The Ideas Letter
Morozov describes a newly emerged Silicon Valley class of “oligarch-intellectuals,” billionaire tech elites who combine vast wealth, ideological ambition, and the philosophical pretense to reshape pub...
www.theideasletter.org
April 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“These men who see communists lurking everywhere are about to perfect the cardinal sin of Soviet technocracy, mistaking their sleek models for the unruly reality they pretend to tame.”
www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
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"Elon Musk might have started as a Henry Ford but he will exit as a Leonid Brezhnev."
In this new essay on the emergence of oligarch-intellectuals, I do wonder if Silicon Valley tech founders are just Soviet apparatchiks in disguise www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley - The Ideas Letter
Morozov describes a newly emerged Silicon Valley class of “oligarch-intellectuals,” billionaire tech elites who combine vast wealth, ideological ambition, and the philosophical pretense to reshape pub...
www.theideasletter.org
April 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Elon Musk might have started as a Henry Ford but he will exit as a Leonid Brezhnev."
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Great piece: Silicon Valley's tech elites, like Balaji Srinivasan & Thiel, are reshaping governance, pushing for tech-controlled "network states" and bypassing democratic processes. It's clear they are now driving a reactionary futurist agenda, prioritizing corporate power over democratic values.
In this new essay on the emergence of oligarch-intellectuals, I do wonder if Silicon Valley tech founders are just Soviet apparatchiks in disguise www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley - The Ideas Letter
Morozov describes a newly emerged Silicon Valley class of “oligarch-intellectuals,” billionaire tech elites who combine vast wealth, ideological ambition, and the philosophical pretense to reshape pub...
www.theideasletter.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Great piece: Silicon Valley's tech elites, like Balaji Srinivasan & Thiel, are reshaping governance, pushing for tech-controlled "network states" and bypassing democratic processes. It's clear they are now driving a reactionary futurist agenda, prioritizing corporate power over democratic values.
In this new essay on the emergence of oligarch-intellectuals, I do wonder if Silicon Valley tech founders are just Soviet apparatchiks in disguise www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley - The Ideas Letter
Morozov describes a newly emerged Silicon Valley class of “oligarch-intellectuals,” billionaire tech elites who combine vast wealth, ideological ambition, and the philosophical pretense to reshape pub...
www.theideasletter.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
In this new essay on the emergence of oligarch-intellectuals, I do wonder if Silicon Valley tech founders are just Soviet apparatchiks in disguise www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...