From Moldbug: Why I am not a libertarian This an important article that delineates Moldbug’s reservations about libertarianism, and outlines his proposal of ‘neocamerialism’ as an alternative to democracy and libertarianism. Moldbug writes: And this is the first reason I am not a libertarian. Libertarianism is, more or less, basically, the ideology of the American… Continue reading Moldbug on Libertarianism, Neocameralism
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Scott Aaronson Sees the Light…sorta
From Aaron Daddy, why didn’t you blog about Trump? I explained earlier how abysmally I think Trump comes across under the cold light of reason. But how does he look to my inner five-year-old, or my inner self-serving orangutan? Well, Trump’s campaign has attracted some noxious anti-Semites, who surely want me dead for that reason,… Continue reading Scott Aaronson Sees the Light…sorta
Why Did Entrepreneurship Become So Difficult?
From Vox Day: The Decline of Entrepreneurship in America I think the decline of entrepreneurship has more to do with: -Borrowing costs are too high. Due to perpetually low interest rates, large companies can borrow at very little; small companies pay much more. This allows large companies to take advantage of cheap borrowing to expand… Continue reading Why Did Entrepreneurship Become So Difficult?
How NRx has Evolved
From The Awl: The Darkness Before the Right Neoreaction — aka NRx or the Dark Enlightenment — combines all of the awful things you always suspected about libertarianism with odds and ends from PUA culture, Victorian Social Darwinism, and an only semi-ironic attachment to absolutism. Insofar as neoreactionaries have a political project, it’s to dissolve the United States into… Continue reading How NRx has Evolved
NRx Implementation
As I discuss here, there is some fragmentation within NRx community. Although almost everyone seems to agree on ideology: *anti-egalitarianism *acknowledgement of human biological differences, which has an effect on policy and society *anti-democracy *pro-civilization *traditionalism *classical aesthetic, but some are futurists *support of social hierarchy, patriarchy, and ‘order’ *absolute monarchy, autocracy, or theocratic government,… Continue reading NRx Implementation
On Writing
These two stories are going viral: 13 Questions to Ask Before Submitting to a Literary Journal There Is No Handbook for Being a Writer Too many people want writing ‘hacks’ and ‘tips’, without understanding that writing is a market, which means that for writing to be read, it typically has to meet some sort of… Continue reading On Writing
Re: Kids can’t use computers
From 2013: Kids can’t use computers… and this is why it should worry you Blogger and teacher Marc Scott laments the growing epidemic of ‘computer illiteracy’, with some anecdotal examples. The truth is, kids can’t use general purpose computers, and neither can most of the adults I know. There’s a narrow range of individuals whom,… Continue reading Re: Kids can’t use computers
A bloc unified against ‘low information’
Here we see Land linking to Tyler’s article, again, despite Tyler being pro-immigration, pro-open borders, and anti-Brexit. But Tyler is not the only one with these views. Many other liberals share them too, but what makes Tyler special. The Tyler-NRx-rationality diaspora seemed confusing but then I kinda put it all together, as a bloc unified… Continue reading A bloc unified against ‘low information’
Nicholas Nassim Taleb Becomes Self-Aware
Nicholas Nassim Tooleb holds a mirror to himself for some much needed self-reflection: Intellectual Yet Idiot: semi-erudite bureaucrat who thinks he is an erudite; pathologizes others for doing things he doesn’t understand not realizing it is his understanding that may be limited; imparts normative ideas to others: thinks people should act according to their best… Continue reading Nicholas Nassim Taleb Becomes Self-Aware
Difficulty of NRx Cohesion
Why is it so hard for NRx to be cohesive, on the same page? This is the subreddit that should have existed all along. Nemester is like the archetypical arrogant forum moderator who abuses his power and has no self awareness. I feel personally embarrassed having read that email exchange and discovering that his most… Continue reading Difficulty of NRx Cohesion