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The "Thought Leader" of the Tech-Bro Monarchist (Fascist) Movement [1]

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Date: 2022-11-07

“Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled. He has some prominent Republican fans.” That’s the headline of a recent article by Andrew Prokop for Vox, which I recommend reading in full. The article was a huge eye-opener for me in the context of Trump, Musk, Thiel, and the head-scratching disdain for democracy of some of our most influential tech-bro overlords.

Mr. Yarvin advocates replacing democracy with a semi-elected CEO/King, responsible only to a vaguely defined board of directors, somehow. The breath-taking naivete is something I’d never focused on before. Ignore that courts and bypass the legislature. His views have been cited favorably by Blake Masters and J. D. Vance. Peter Thiel funded Yarvin’s tech start up (because of course).

Here are some excerpts below. The naivete is just astonishing, I can’t get over that. I can’t paraphrase better than Vox wrote it, so please go read the whole thing!

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