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>"Aligned with race realists and monarchists (?)" Definitely not. Definitely yes. Ever heard of Moldbug? The dude who claimed the rule of Leopold II (yes, that
by xirbeosbwo1234 6y ago
>"Aligned with race realists and monarchists (?)" Definitely not.
Definitely yes. Ever heard of Moldbug? The dude who claimed the rule of Leopold II (yes, that Leopold II) would be better than our current government?
I am not claiming that they are the same movement, but the Dark Enlightenment is closely related to the Rationalist movement. There is a great deal of cross-pollination.
The New York Times article is a great jumping-off point to read about this connection! It has several relevant links, including this one that explicitly discusses the monarchists:
https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/
- rjsw 6y agoCan't see Leopold II being very popular in Silicon Valley, he would certainly reduce the demand for smartwatches.
- jessaustin 6y agoOTOH, he'd get the cobalt mined on schedule...
- Tuna-Fish 6y agoYes, I have heard of Moldbug. In fact, from one of the ginormous blog posts on SSC where Scott tore his beliefs to shreds. You keep claiming that alt-right/monarchist movements have connections to rationalists, without any kind of proof or references to those connections. Which is exactly what the shitty NYT article did. Can you actually show how they are related, instead of just claiming they are?