@logofflivemore.bsky.socialTheir term is “exit”: cease persuading neighbors, acquire land elsewhere, and request recognition as a new nation. This 2022 book is treated by venture capitalists as a blueprint. Abandoning the rest of us is the intended course.
@logofflivemore.bsky.socialCurtis Yarvin’s proposal carries the acronym RAGE—"retire all government employees." He envisions the state operating like a corporation, with a CEO replacing voters.
JD Vance voiced approval of the concept in 2021.
@logofflivemore.bsky.socialThe 2023 techno-optimist manifesto includes a clear enemies list. Among its targets are “trust and safety,” “tech ethics,” and sustainability. The authors recorded their opposition directly, so we need not guess or infer.
@logofflivemore.bsky.sociala16z labels its policy program the “little tech agenda.” A firm overseeing tens of billions adopts the underdog role, framing antitrust and consumer protection as bullying the small player. It is a costume.
@logofflivemore.bsky.socialA proposed “freedom cities act” would exempt new cities on federal land from the Clean Water Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and EPA oversight. Residents reportedly would be unable to vote in state elections.
@logofflivemore.bsky.social$525 million has been raised for a private crypto city in the Caribbean. No location has been announced, and no city exists. The funds are real, but the country is not—suggesting their view of what a country entails.
@rfww.bsky.socialSuch an important story… #NerdReich @gilduran.com
Is this why Peter Thiel moved to Argentina? 🇦🇷
@ecodebate.com.brThe Nerd Reich ou como o Vale do Silício virou um projeto de tecnofascismo
Resenha de The Nerd Reich, de Gil Durán @gilduran.com: como Peter Thiel, Musk e outros bilionários da tecnologia transformaram utopia digital em projeto de poder
#tecnofascismo #fascismo #NerdReich
@ecodebate.com.brThe Nerd Reich: How Silicon Valley Became a Technofascist Project
A review of The Nerd Reich by Gil Durán @gilduran.com: how Peter Thiel, Musk, and other tech billionaires turned digital utopia into a project of power
#technofascism #fascism #NerdReich
@shewandersferal.mu.socialYou’re depending on #corporate #labels & #distribution??
@logofflivemore.bsky.socialPalantir has secured $3.2 billion in federal contract obligations since 2024. Roughly half were granted without competition, and a memo bypassed the justification step. Such actions occur quietly within procurement.
@modschowdotcom.bsky.social#This! #BananaLand. Makes that #NerdReich book seem more and more frightening.
@logofflivemore.bsky.socialDurán names Zuckerberg among the billionaires he says turned on democracy. You don't have to argue with your uncle — just stop making the ad money that pays for the megaphone.
@logofflivemore.bsky.socialGil Durán read what the tech right writes about democracy. They’re done hiding it: “We can have billionaires, or we can have democracy. We cannot have both." Pick one.