Did a deep dive on our current democratic crisis, which *is* fueled in large part by Silicon Valley and reactionary tech bros. This article from 2013(!) sets the stage for where we find ourselves, everything from the embracing of monarchy/aristocracy, "scientific" 1/5 techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/g... - ThreadSky

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Did a deep dive on our current democratic crisis, which *is* fueled in large part by Silicon Valley and reactionary tech bros. This article from 2013(!) sets the stage for where we find ourselves, everything from the embracing of monarchy/aristocracy, "scientific" 1/5

https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/

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lankylenks.bsky.social•1 day ago

racism and eugenics, a return to "traditional" gender roles, and anti-political correctness/DEI. This movement, in which Peter "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible" Thiel, Elon Musk, and many other tech oligarchs have played a part, has morphed in many ways and taken on 2/5

lankylenks.bsky.social•1 day ago

new forms and monikers like the Rationalism and Effective Altruism movements, but the underlying premise and goals remain the same. The fact that we are seeing these views playing out now, which are authoritarian in their nature, should cause us great concern, especially given that it's not just 3/5

lankylenks.bsky.social•1 day ago

Musk who has drunk the Kool-Aid -- this is a long and ongoing movement in the tech sector and the thinking has influenced many of this generation's leaders. Of chief concern here is their belief that "I know better than you," that short-term destruction -- even literal destruction 4/5

lankylenks.bsky.social•1 day ago

of lives -- is okay if there are net positive future benefits (which they cannot actually predict), and the propping up of autocrats if that helps them achieve their vision. Compare that first article with this one, from 2021, to see how it has spread. 5/5

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/technology/slate-star-codex-rationalists.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zE4.smiI.lCynU_YGZEuN&smid=url-share

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