That quote is out-of-context. In context, he's apparently attempting to explain Thomas Carlyle's views. I forced myself to read that entire article, and by the

That quote is out-of-context. In context, he's apparently attempting to explain Thomas Carlyle's views. I forced myself to read that entire article, and by the end of it, I still had no idea whether Moldbug held the views he ascribes to Carlyle.