#TechnocracySeries –Episode 2 ᴬⁿᵃˡʸᶻᵉ ʰⁱˢᵗᵒʳʸ ᵗᵒ ᵘⁿᵈᵉʳˢᵗᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵉˢᵉⁿᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵗⁱᶜⁱᵖᵃᵗᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘᵗᵘʳᵉ THE ORIGIN OF TECHNOCRACY You can explore the rest of the episodes by searching for #TechnocracySeries Technocracy traces its origins to Columbia University in New York, led by Howard Scott and a group of engineers and scientists known as the “Technical Alliance”. Their conclusion was blunt: the Great Depression had revealed that the price-based capitalist system was exhausted and unable to coordinate a modern industrial economy. Joshua Norman Haldeman was a key figure in the Technocratic Movement in Canada during the 1930s. From 1936 to 1941, he served as director of research at the Canadian branch of Technocracy Inc. His legacy endures in historical documents and publications available at:

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The proposal was bold: replace politics with engineering. A government run by technicians, organized under a model of extreme efficiency, and the creation of a "Technate" that would unify North and Central America. Sounds familiar? Trump hinted at annexing Greenland and treating Canada as another U.S. state. Elon Musk is Haldeman’s grandson on his mother’s side. Everyone knows Elon Musk, an emblematic figure of this century. Born in South Africa, Musk is today’s most influential entrepreneur. As CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of X, he has reshaped terrestrial and space transportation. After co-founding PayPal, he channeled his wealth into audacious goals: accelerating the global energy transition and turning humanity into a multiplanetary species by colonizing Mars. He also pushes cutting-edge, often controversial technologies, from Neuralink (brain chips) to artificial intelligence through xAI. As the world’s richest man, his intense management style and polarizing personality divide public opinion, while his innovations continually redefine the limits of what is technologically possible. In the current Donald Trump administration, Musk took on a key role leading the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency). From there, he seeks to dismantle state bureaucracy and slash public spending with the same engineering-driven mindset he applies to his companies. Being the richest man alive, he blends futuristic projects like Neuralink with unprecedented political influence, redefining not only technology but also the functions of the state itself. And it’s not far-fetched to imagine that, in a fully technocratic future, he could become the first Continental Director. Today, the U.S. Constitution prevents it, but that only applies as long as the United States remains the United States. The movement’s original vision was clear: a governance model designed by technicians, oriented toward efficiency, and structured into a "Technate" integrating all of North and Central America. Musk has since distanced himself from Trump due to clashing egos, but both are carving the same path. And between the two, I’d wager that the one who will concentrate more power in the coming years is Elon.