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My Take
Douglas Rushkoff is exactly the kind of voice I want around in an age intoxicated with technology. A media theorist out of Princeton, tied to early cyberpunk culture, he has spent decades critiquing technocapitalism and urging us to reclaim our humanity in the digital world. The very title of Survival of the Richest is a scalpel. What I appreciate is that he neither worships nor dismisses the tools; he keeps asking who they actually serve. As AI saturates everything, his warnings feel more urgent, not less. He is a writer who makes you pause before celebrating convenience, and that friction is valuable.
Overview
Douglas Mark Rushkoff (born February 18, 1961) is an American media theorist, writer, professor, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, documentarian and podcaster. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems, his critique of technocapitalism, and his call to retrieve our humanity in a digital age.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Douglas Rushkoff
- Name (Japanese)
- ダグラス・ラッシュコフ
- Reading
- だぐらす・らっしゅこふ
- Born
- February 18, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- journalist / writer / columnist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Scarsdale High School
- University
- Princeton University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Survival of the Richest | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.