Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas
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Yes, Peter Thiel was the senator’s benefactor. But they’re both inspired by an obscure software developer who has some truly frightening thoughts about reordering society.

Hey Lemmy! Time to do some digging!

I was sent a link from a friend about some Totally Cool™ guy who has close ties to JD Vance: Curtis Yarvin. Anyone aware of this guy and his desires? I won’t put the link in here as my last post was removed because of it, but a comment within the thread is copied below.

Apparently Japanese media covered the story as was posted to Reddit, but there doesn’t seem to be too much talk of this in the US.

From a comment in the reddit discussion: “Curtis Yarvin is a far-right ‘intellectual’ that wants to end democracy and install what I can only really describe as cyberpunk feudalism. He’s suggested turning the United States into a patchwork of corporate fiefdoms ruled with absolute impunity by CEOs, as well as putting mandatory ankle monitors on all unemployed and poor people. This sounds like a joke, but I’m serious. JD Vance is not just a fan of him intellectually, but also a personal friend. As someone who has known about Yarvin for several years, it’s been really concerning seeing how he could potentially become a Rasputin-like figure in the event of a Trump victory. Beyond this, Yarvin has also spent many years advocating for what sounds eerily like Project 2025.”

Links within comment:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin

https://newrepublic.com/article/183971/jd-vance-weird-terrifying-techno-authoritarian-ideas

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23373795/curtis-yarvin-neoreaction-redpill-moldbug

For those familiar with Star Citizen lore, he apparently wants to turn the US into the Stanton system “lol” …

  • @[email protected]English
    16•1 month ago

    I heard of Yarvin before he was (in)famous and I’m amazed at how close he has gotten to power, given how far outside of the mainstream his ideas are.

  • @someguy3
    7•1 month ago

    I listened to a podcast about Vance and where he got his ideas. They said that group of people think there are 3 kinds of government: 1) democracy, 2) oligarchy. 3) monarchy.

    They think democracy has failed and become an oligarchy. So their solution is to overthrow everything and put in a American monarchy.

    Yup this is the one Yarvin and Vance:

    Techno libertarians, white nationalists and JD Vance are all linked to a movement known as the ‘New Right.’ What is this movement and how has it influenced the Republican candidate for vice president?

    [On Point | Podcast] JD Vance and the rise of the ‘New Right’ #onPointPodcast https://podcastaddict.com/on-point-podcast/episode/180222410 via @PodcastAddict

    • @[email protected]OP
      10•1 month ago

      He’s the worst kind. The kind with a fucked up vision.

      Trump only has a vision of his bank account, the danger comes from his incompetence and apathy to what happens around him as far as the government goes.

    • HubertManne
      3•1 month ago

      I think thats what trump was looking for. Someone people would want in charge less than him. Jokes on him though as its the exact things his rapid fans would want over him and they are more likely to do the deed as well.

  • @snekerpimp
    6•1 month ago

    This is terrible, and he needs to be stopped. Having said that, Rasputin was said, and this is all I could think about.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•1 month ago

      I just started watching the History of the World Part 2 and all I can think of is Johnny Knoxville now.

    • @yemmly
      1•1 month ago

      It’s a helluva drug

  • @thesporkeffect
    6•1 month ago

    Curtis Yarvin is also adjacent to the Effective Altruism people. Got to make a yarn and thumbtack chart of the connections…

  • @[email protected]
    4•1 month ago

    Everytime I read some story like this I wonder at what point we are finally turning THEM into biodiesel?

    • @[email protected]OP
      4•1 month ago

      I kept saying something similar every time I learned more about project 2025. These people are so goddamn evil and misguided in their convictions it’s an absolute mystery how we all just sit back and let it happen, myself included.

  • @[email protected]
    2•1 month ago

    Sounds like a shittier version of Snow Crash…

    How do people like this exist? Why can’t it just be enough to have more money than you could ever spend?

    These people have an illness.

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