"A libertarian billionaire with a disdain for democracy, Thiel envisions a future ruled by “smart” hierarchies, where power is centralized in the hands of those deemed worthy. His investments in surveillance technology, biotech, and seasteading (“the creation of permanent dwellings in international waters”) reflect a belief in escape — not for humanity as a whole, but for the chosen few."

This is a description above of Richard Powers character in Playground, a brilliant novel. It also describes the main protagonist in my science fiction series. First book published in July and more to come. https://medium.com/@ken.korczak/intense-entertaining-sf-novel-is-a-dark-vision-balanced-by-hope-6bbbdc602637?sk=v2%2F23e7f205-849c-422a-bab1-eea76243d24c

Yes these are our future masters. But the game is much larger than them, as we are beginning to see other characters unveiled.

Musk and Tiel are babes in the sandbox of these other players..My money is on them when their intent is revealed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG0UgnoNIPE

Hang on to your hats - climate change, possible nuclear war and super advanced technology. Are we ready for this whole new world? Out of the ashes possibly the new Phoenix of humanity arrives. Or alternatively we snuff ourselves out.

I love being a speculative science fiction writer in the shadow of Lem, Asimov, Butler, LeGuin, Phillip K. Dick, Orwell...I bow a knee!