The uprising of 2020 didn't just challenge the systemic racism of American policing; they terrified the oligarchs of Silicon Valley. For Marc Andreessen, the billionaire venture capitalist, the sight of organized resistance, both in the streets and within the cubicles of his own industry, was an existential threat. The subsequent| The Dissident
Guest host Jon Fortt and The Nerd Reich author Gil Duran on the rise of tech authoritarianism.| The Verge
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel keeps talking about the Antichrist. Why didn’t the New York Times ask any real questions about his power or agenda?| The Nerd Reich
A week ago I attended LessOnline, a rationalist blogging conference featuring many people I’ve known for years—Scott Alexander, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Zvi Mowshowitz, Sarah Constantin, Carl…| Shtetl-Optimized
Continuities of the Californian Ideology, 2014-2025| compactmag.substack.com
Dark Enlightenment figurehead Curtis Yarvin, crying and on Ozempic, featured in disastrous New Yorker profile| The Nerd Reich
Hey ChatGPT, wie viel Energie brauchst du?| SMWB
