In this episode of Liminal News, I'm joined by journalist and author David Z. Morris, whose book Stealing the Future examines the rise and collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried — not just as a crypto scandal, but as a warning about the belief systems driving Silicon Valley power today.

We explore how effective altruism, longtermism, and utilitarian ethics became moral loopholes — allowing fraud, deception, and massive harm to be reframed as "ethical" actions in service of an imagined future. This conversation goes far beyond FTX. We talk about crypto's real and fictional use cases, AI as a quasi-religious project, elite networks of protection, stimulant-driven grind culture, and why figures like Peter Thiel loom so large in today's techno-authoritarian landscape.

👤 Guest Bio: David Z. Morris is a journalist covering technology, crypto, politics, and ideology. He is the author of "Stealing the Future", an investigation into Sam Bankman-Fried, effective altruism, and the techno-utopian belief systems reshaping Silicon Valley and global power.

🔗https://davidzmorris.com/

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