Zeit der Oligarchen

The prophetic essay on tech oligarchs, power and boy gangsters by the author of *Brave New World* – ‘Forget Orwell, read Huxley!’ Philipp Blom

With uncanny foresight, Aldous Huxley anticipated our present as early as 1946: as a result of technological progress, political power is suddenly concentrated in the hands of a few. In times of social upheaval, nationalism and geopolitical power games are rife, whilst democracy and solidarity suffer. With brilliant style, Aldous Huxley describes the dawning age of a tech oligarchy – a world in which ‘boy gangsters’ sit in governments and the law of the jungle threatens everyone’s freedom. Huxley’s prophetic work was lost for 80 years. Today, it strikes right at the heart of the matter.