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It’s not just Thiel. There’s a whole subculture attached to such notions, and to “superiority of the tech lords” (my phrase) Here is more on the antichrist mat

by k310 1y ago

It’s not just Thiel. There’s a whole subculture attached to such notions, and to “superiority of the tech lords” (my phrase) Here is more on the antichrist matter (or non-matter) [3] And the ultra-libertarians around it. Curtis Yarvin is so well known now, especially in the bay area, that there are already jokes and comedy routines (cant find the references right now) about “parties with Yarvin” and people impersonating him to draw attention. 'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook’ [0] Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk 'Hijacking' Republicans to Control Entire US Government [1] Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right [2] [0] https://www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-musk-ceo-dictator-doge/ https://www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-musk-ceo-dictator-d... [1] https://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/silicon-valley-whistleblowers-warn-elon-musk-hijacking-republicans-to-control-entire-us-government/ https://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/silicon-valley-whistleblo... [2] https://archive.ph/6xtwN https://archive.ph/6xtwN. (FT) [3] https://www.christianpost.com/news/palantir-ceo-peter-thiel-to-lead-4-part-series-on-the-antichrist.html https://www.christianpost.com/news/palantir-ceo-peter-thiel-...

dangus 1y ago
I have said this a few times and it goes somewhat against the grain but Peter Thiel is just another idiot with too much money and not enough people around him pushing back on his dumb ideas. We as the working class shouldn’t be afraid of him, that’s what he wants. I also did some rough napkin math on his net worth and he’s barely more successful than the S&P 500. His two big breaks were getting lucky with PayPal and Facebook investments. The rest of his net worth is pretty much just as good as dumping those two companies’ proceeds into the stock market and sitting there. People get scared of his companies but I bet their products kinda suck.
- congratsbot 1y ago
  It doesn't matter if Palantir products "kinda suck", they get bulk data from governments around the world. You are already in a Palantir database.
  - dangus 1y ago
    I acknowledge that they aren’t exactly doing the Lord’s work. But really what I’m saying is detached from that. I’m saying that they are a run of the mill government contractor. If it wasn’t them it would be someone else or maybe it would even be software developed in-house. Peter Thiel isn’t some kind of evil genius Bond villain for deciding to leave the ruthless competition of the private sector where you actually need to deliver a good product and instead live off of government contracts where vendor choices are more limited. I wouldn’t be surprised if Target had more sophisticated data profiling tools than Palantir.
    - congratsbot 1y ago
      This misses the motive. PT is motivated by way more than money and his goals are entirely undemocractic. Target's data profiling is banal greed and myopia, while it constructs an apparatus that is dystopian, PT has dystopian goals.
palmfacehn 1y ago
>And the ultra-libertarians around it. Here's a little perspective which might dispel you of that notion. If anything, the people you describe are willing to compromise any alleged libertarian principles they may hold for a seat at the table. It would arguably make them lesser-libertarians. They are commonly described as "Beltway Libertarians" The distinction has been around for awhile now. As a rule, someone accepting state contracts probably isn't "ultra-libertarian". This probably won't make you more amenable to the cause of liberty, but the distinction is worth making. A little accuracy in your pejoratives goes a long way. https://www.lewrockwell.com/2005/07/lew-rockwell/regime-libertarians/ https://www.lewrockwell.com/2005/07/lew-rockwell/regime-libe...

by k310 1y ago

dangus 1y ago

I have said this a few times and it goes somewhat against the grain but Peter Thiel is just another idiot with too much money and not enough people around him pushing back on his dumb ideas. We as the working class shouldn’t be afraid of him, that’s what he wants. I also did some rough napkin math on his net worth and he’s barely more successful than the S&P 500. His two big breaks were getting lucky with PayPal and Facebook investments. The rest of his net worth is pretty much just as good as dumping those two companies’ proceeds into the stock market and sitting there. People get scared of his companies but I bet their products kinda suck.

congratsbot 1y ago
It doesn't matter if Palantir products "kinda suck", they get bulk data from governments around the world. You are already in a Palantir database.
- dangus 1y ago
  I acknowledge that they aren’t exactly doing the Lord’s work. But really what I’m saying is detached from that. I’m saying that they are a run of the mill government contractor. If it wasn’t them it would be someone else or maybe it would even be software developed in-house. Peter Thiel isn’t some kind of evil genius Bond villain for deciding to leave the ruthless competition of the private sector where you actually need to deliver a good product and instead live off of government contracts where vendor choices are more limited. I wouldn’t be surprised if Target had more sophisticated data profiling tools than Palantir.
  - congratsbot 1y ago
    This misses the motive. PT is motivated by way more than money and his goals are entirely undemocractic. Target's data profiling is banal greed and myopia, while it constructs an apparatus that is dystopian, PT has dystopian goals.

palmfacehn 1y ago

>And the ultra-libertarians around it. Here's a little perspective which might dispel you of that notion. If anything, the people you describe are willing to compromise any alleged libertarian principles they may hold for a seat at the table. It would arguably make them lesser-libertarians. They are commonly described as "Beltway Libertarians" The distinction has been around for awhile now. As a rule, someone accepting state contracts probably isn't "ultra-libertarian". This probably won't make you more amenable to the cause of liberty, but the distinction is worth making. A little accuracy in your pejoratives goes a long way. https://www.lewrockwell.com/2005/07/lew-rockwell/regime-libertarians/ https://www.lewrockwell.com/2005/07/lew-rockwell/regime-libe...