Gilded Rage – Why Silicon Valley went from libertarian to authoritarian

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/gilded-rage-talking-with-jacob-silverman

#HackerNews #GildedRage #SiliconValley #Libertarianism #Authoritarianism #TechCulture #PaulKrugman

"When Marc Andreessen describes liberation as freedom from 'having to pretend to care about other people at dinner parties,' when venture capitalists celebrate 'disruption' that destroys communities while enriching investors, when tech platforms optimize for engagement regardless of democratic consequences—they’re not just acting selfishly."

~ Mike Brock

#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-birth-of-the-sociopath-why-smart

“It boils down to this. The measure of mental health in a person is the degree of their interest in others. That could be their neighbours, or it could be social and political.”

#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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Zoe Williams surveys the landscape of self-help books right now, noting,

"If you yearn for an Ayn Randian existence of absolute self-reliance, there are plenty of bestsellers that can help. They may not make you happier though."

Contra the "Trumpy" philosophy of this literature, she cites psychotherapist Manu Bazzano, who observes,

#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/09/look-out-for-number-one-selfish-self-help-books-are-booming-but-will-they-improve-your-life

"They’re evangelizing a worldview where selfishness is wisdom and concern for others is performance.

This spreads through elite networks, through media that treats cynicism as insight, through algorithmic systems that reward sociopathic behavior with attention and profit."

#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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"When Marc Andreessen describes liberation as freedom from 'having to pretend to care about other people at dinner parties,' when venture capitalists celebrate 'disruption' that destroys communities while enriching investors, when tech platforms optimize for engagement regardless of democratic consequences—they’re not just acting selfishly."

~ Mike Brock

#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-birth-of-the-sociopath-why-smart

new ayn rand just dropped

#argentina #milei #javierMilei #bailout #uspol #aynRand #atlasShrugged #meme #memes #libertarian #libertarians #libertarianism

new ayn rand just dropped

#argentina #milei #javierMilei #bailout #uspol #aynRand #atlasShrugged #meme #memes #libertarian #libertarians #libertarianism

That doesnt matter and has no meaning

You can say " #socialism" and some imagine Venezuela while others imagine Norway. Same with " #libertarianism"

Vast amounts of time are wasted by people arguing about the definitions of words which were always complex overlapping concepts, nevermind the trolling and manipulation out there

The only way forward is to forget the words entirely

Talk only about the specific concepts you desire

Forget the pointless drama of these words

That doesnt matter and has no meaning

You can say " #socialism" and some imagine Venezuela while others imagine Norway. Same with " #libertarianism"

Vast amounts of time are wasted by people arguing about the definitions of words which were always complex overlapping concepts, nevermind the trolling and manipulation out there

The only way forward is to forget the words entirely

Talk only about the specific concepts you desire

Forget the pointless drama of these words

🇺🇲 Who Funds ALEC?
https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/07/18/who-funds-alec
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legislative_Exchange_Council
#ModelActs#ModelLegislation#ALEC #libertarianism #billionaires #theocracy#whiteNationalism

thread: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113596007587922764

🇺🇲 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 #Christofascism#SCOTUS #transgenocide
🇨🇦 #Trumpism

🏳️‍⚧️ #TransLivesMatter
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/114186381298087870

#capitalism #inequality

Collaborate/advocate/educate/resist
#DemocraticSocialism #socialism #ecosocialism #unionize #solidarity #environmentalism #justice #equality

Destruction of Gaza Will Be Joe Biden’s Enduring Legacy
https://jacobin.com/2024/11/biden-gaza-saudi-arabia-trump

* Biden talked about wanting a cease-fire
* h/e cont. sending weapons to Israel & refused to apply any pressure to end attack on Gaza
* that refusal, cosigned by Kamala Harris, an integral part of both their legacies

#JoeBiden #KamalaHarris #MIC #IndustrialComplexes #capitalism #libertarianism #WarProfiteering
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #genocide #WarCrimes #Netanyahu #ICC #ICJ #DefundIsrael #HumanRights