SAUNA BEACH PARTIES AND ROBOT DOG FIGHTS

Dispatch from the fringes of the Bay Area's tech accelerationist pseudo-utopia

Greetings, replicants—

Doing squats at the Substack office in Genesys performance wear

I’ve just returned from a short trip to the Bay Area, where I’ve been chasing a yen to cover the freaky/cringey fringes of the tech scene. (Could this be a new pivot for my countercultural reporting, or am I delulu for thinking psychedelic tech parties will be anything…