Jacob Silverman is one of the sharpest and most plugged-in tech commentators working today. He understands subcultures, politics and the internet. He can tell you what's in the black box, and what it's doing to our society. Gilded Rage is unmissable.

Hari Kunzru, Writer and Journalist, author of 'Gods without Men', 'White Tears' and 'Red Pill'

In Gilded Rage, Jacob Silverman delivers a clear-eyed anatomy of tech-addled delusion that has stubbornly eluded our media and political establishment for more than thirty years. Along the way, he recounts how the libertarian ethos of Silicon Valley has curdled into a frontal assault on our democracy.

Chris Lehmann, DC Bureau Chief of The Nation and the author of 'The Money Cult'

A book that should trouble your dreams.

Kirkus Reviews

Silverman makes a convincing case for how tech became radicalized. By grounding his argument in money rather than red-pilling, he avoids fixating on the many outrageous social media posts of Musk and others, and instead offers a plausible explanation for why so many of Trump's most powerful allies in tech (including Musk and Andreessen) once presented themselves as moderate Democrats.

Bloomberg

Tech reporter Silverman's sharp and ominous account delves into the radicalizing worldviews of Silicon Valley billionaires in the lead-up to Donald Trump's reelection, and warns of a fusion of corporate and state power through which tech titans seek to enact undemocratic agendas. It's an essential unmasking of the growing extremism among America's wealthy.

Publishers Weekly

lively and provocative

Financial Times