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Peter Thiel literally wrote a fuckin essay on why he thinks democracy isn’t compatible with what he calls “freedom”.
“Democracy prevents me from doing everything I want to do without consequences” —Thiel
I hate that assholes like this have so much influence over our lives.
This is seriously messed up:
He then concluded that the “best humane alternative to genocide” is to “virtualize” these people: Imprison them in “permanent solitary confinement” where, to avoid making them insane, they would be connected to an “immersive virtual-reality interface” so they could “experience a rich, fulfilling life in a completely imaginary world.”
Yarvin’s disturbing manifestos have earned him influential followers, chief among them: tech billionaire Peter Thiel and his onetime Silicon Valley protégé Senator J.D. Vance
That’s a real thing that someone said?
Apparently. It’s also roughly the plot to The Matrix. And to Halo4, to an extent. And that episode of Black Mirror
Pretty much “Science fiction warns us of the evils of building the Torment Nexus. Let’s tell people why a Torment Nexus is really great and build one!”
The only possible positive use for the torment nexus is to put torment nexus supporters in it.
How about we just outlaw and not build orphan crushing machines?
Is that from one of those “rationalist” influencers?
Yes, Curtis Yarvin, writing under the pen name Mencius Moldbug
yeah it is called fascism
Right? Who is surprised the openly fascist fascists are fascists? Peter Thiel was a fascist in college. Elon Musk talks about eugenics all the time. It’s not like they’ve kept their political views a secret.
I really fucking hate that they steal their company names from Tolkien.
Poor Thiel must be so stupid and naive to believe he won’t be someone they come after if the fascists seize power. Maybe not right away, but they’ll get around to it.
Every fascist is gambling with their life. Thiel is betting he’s less likely to get the long knives than the Roy Cohn/“don’t ask don’t tell” treatment. And it isn’t a terrible gamble. He wants to be the King James the Misogynist of technofascist America. The Frederick the Great of Silicon Valley.
My bet though is that he’ll get a long knife or a short rope.
I want to support the SAME people that Billionaire’s support because Billionaires HISTORICALLY only do what’s BEST for the WORKING Class like me!
This would make for a good dystopic movie. I do not want to live in it.
