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Without having read his other posts it wouldn't be quite as obvious, but the author of the second link (at least in his blog persona of 'Mencius Moldbug') is le
by blasdel 18y ago
Without having read his other posts it wouldn't be quite as obvious, but the author of the second link (at least in his blog persona of 'Mencius Moldbug') is legitimately insane.
His writings are crafted to shock the hell out of any socialized person, no matter their world-view. He actively despises representative democracy, functional bureaucracies, and anyone advocating policy (the state department, the NYT, NGOs, etc.). You could denounce him as a fascist libertarian, but neither of those groups would have any idea what to do with him either.
Unfortunately you'll have to read several hundred thousand words of blog-essays to even begin to understand him (and you thought Yegge was a bloviator!).
- kiba 18y agoHe's not insane. He's an anarchist.(Or seem to be one) You would do well to understand an anarcho-capitalist's position regarding the incentive of government insitutions versus market based insitutions. Than it become less shocking to read his work because well, you understood where he's coming from. As for me, I am an anarcho-capitalist myself so I am not shocked. Figures.
- bokonist 18y agoHave you read his posts? He's an authoritarian. He actually made up the word "archist" and called himself that.
- bokonist 18y agoAfter reading most of his archives, I'm still trying to decide whether he's insane, or if he's sane and it's everyone else who is insane. More and more I'm thinking the latter. Perhaps I need to disconnect myself from the internet for a while :-)