J.D. Vance is deeply influenced by a San Francisco man who once suggested turning "unproductive people" into "biodiesel."
Meet Curtis Yarvin, the Peter Thiel political guru who ♥️ dictatorship & whose ideas may reach the White House, via @newrepublic
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Meet Curtis Yarvin, the Peter Thiel political guru who ♥️ dictatorship & whose ideas may reach the White House, via @newrepublic
👉newrepublic.com
Yarvin, writing under a pen name, envisioned a future in which nation-states collapse and democracies are replaced with corporate dictatorships called "patchworks." The San Francisco patchwork would be called "Friscorp. It would be controlled with a massive surveillance system ⬇️
Sound familiar? In April, I wrote about Balaji Srinivasan, whose idea for a Network State authoritarian government in San Francisco clearly derives from Yarvin's ideas.
Both men emphasize the purging of one's opponents -- an idea Vance embraces.
newrepublic.com
Both men emphasize the purging of one's opponents -- an idea Vance embraces.
newrepublic.com
When I started researching this stuff last year, I figured these tech authoritarian/fascist types would use northern California as a proving ground and then try to go state/national eventually. But no -- they are accelerating , trying to infiltrate the White House in 2025.
How deep are J.D. Vance's roots with tech authoritarian extremists? Please read this amazing 2022 profile by @jhensonpogue in @VanityFair vanityfair.com
Purging political opponents -- from entire cities, from governments -- is a common theme. And it's captured perfectly in Project 2025, which calls for eliminating 500k to 1 million federal civil service jobs.
Vance cites Yarvin, who calls it RAGE:
Vance cites Yarvin, who calls it RAGE:
Over at @vox, @awprokop has been way ahead on this subject. While the major papers ignore tech authoritarianism even as it creeps toward the White House, publications like Vox and Vanity Fair (and @newrepublic) have been keeping watch vox.com
At the Washington Spectator, @DaveTroy has done pioneering work to shed light on the rising threat of tech fascism. His piece on the strange ideologies behind Silicon Valley's far-right turn is a must-read!
washingtonspectator.org
washingtonspectator.org
I am in awe of @coreypein, who was writing about this dangerous tech authoritarianism back in 2014. This is why publications like @bafflermag are so important! Subscribe if you can!
"Mouthbreathing Machiavellis Dream of a Silicon Reich"
thebaffler.com
"Mouthbreathing Machiavellis Dream of a Silicon Reich"
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Why aren't the major papers telling people about this? The tech authoritarians of Silicon Valley have been open and loud about what they're doing. Now on the GOP ticket, within range of the Oval Office.
I'll keep pushing.
MORE TO COME
I'll keep pushing.
MORE TO COME
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