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Hollywood's long history of evil billionaire tech villains
Original: Hollywood's uncanny evolution of evil billionaire tech bros, from "The Spy Who Loved Me" to "Musk."
Hollywood has spent decades portraying billionaire tech magnates as villains, a tradition stretching back to the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" and now frequently compared with Elon Musk. The arc traces how fictional wealthy innovators, once far-fetched satire, increasingly resemble real-world figures dominating headlines, fueling discussion about how cinema anticipates public anxieties over concentrated wealth and technology power.
Why now: Elon Musk's prominence keeps drawing comparisons to Hollywood's long-running evil tech billionaire archetype.
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Evidence
- Hollywood's uncanny evolution of evil billionaire tech bros, from "The Spy Who Loved Me" to "Musk." · Business Insider
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