I find the people you listed deranged. Their view of our future is dark, paranoid and worse than the present.

Intelligence is pretty overrated when it comes to making predictions about the future, especially when the person making the prediction has financial motivations for saying one thing or another. Everyone on your list fits that bill, with the added downside that most are extremely partisan in their worldviews.

I'd suggest instead reading books by historians, especially ones that are fairly old and have focused on a particular topic. IMO, breadth is more useful for looking at long timelines.

My experience after 45y on earth:

Smart people don't listen to others, others listen to smart people.

So, I don't listen to anyone. There is so much words and so less meaning. As soon some one opens his mouth, words and tone tend to manipulate (steer) another. I hear, but don't listen :)

I wouldn't say I enjoy listening to anyone smart. It can be interesting to see what different people have to say, regardless of where their IQ puts them on the curve. Quite often I find that smart people celebrities such as the ones you mention only have insight to offer in one area and are pretty out of touch with life in the general population.

I would recommend picking multiple sources who are in a specific field/topic that you're interested in. Try to get opposing viewpoints.

"We see a future where intelligence is a utility like electricity or water and people buy it from us on a meter." - Sam A.

This gives me very Gavin Belson vibes.