These kind of guys are the first ones to start crying for their rights. Remember the story “A Man Without a Country”? He can always move to Russia if he likes dictatorships.

Somehow Vance came across as reasonable. We failed to get the truth out.

They have collectively destroyed the country.

I wish Democratic leaders communicated more. Daily press conferences, social media, etc.

Apparently, Vance really admires this guy. I read an article about him recently that had this passage:

“In 2008, a software developer in San Francisco named Curtis Yarvin, writing under a pseudonym, proposed a horrific solution for people he deemed “not productive”: “convert them into biodiesel, which can help power the Muni buses.”

Yarvin, a self-described reactionary and extremist who was 35 years old at the time, clarified that he was “just kidding.” But then he continued, “The trouble with the biodiesel solution is that no one would want to live in a city whose public transportation was fueled, even just partly, by the distilled remains of its late underclass. However, it helps us describe the problem we are trying to solve. Our goal, in short, is a humane alternative to genocide.”

He then concluded that the “best humane alternative to genocide” is to “virtualize” these people: Imprison them in “permanent solitary confinement” where, to avoid making them insane, they would be connected to an “immersive virtual-reality interface” so they could “experience a rich, fulfilling life in a completely imaginary world.”

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

“Ready Player One”?
This guy is a dystopian nightmare.

for Vice President, then resign and leave this vile, dangerous lunatic in the most powerful job in the world.

mini states in which corporate CEO's would rule these mini states as dictators and people living in the ministates would be exempt from having constitutional rights since they would no longer be a citizen of the US.

He is a very deranged man and is empowered by these tech oligarchs because they want to be dictators. I'm amazed when I listen to this guy talk because he has zero charisma, and his voice sounds very weird. I say this because usually it's people with great charisma and oratory that are the ones to push ideas on society where it's good or bad.

...with Dukes and Barons and such, and lots of wars. Lots of religious wars too.

Basement boiz. They elaborate on the newest dystopian novel they read. Incels.

If Theil likes it, so will his protege, Vance, will too.

I'm listening to a podcast on the French revolution and the Reign of Terror.

Also, don't confuse me with that guy. He's Yarvin. I'm Yavin4.

something li,ke that seems to be becoming necessary.

Or why he's worthy of a profile in the Guardian, but clearly he doesn't remember exactly what happened to Julius Caesar in the end...

Just because Donnie has a God complex doesn't mean he's invulnerable 😐

Most everyone has their limits
The old saying "when you ain't got noth'in you got noth'in to lose" comes to mind

Sounds like he watched The Matrix a few too many times. Can I be Neo or Morpheus?
Let's roll!

In video game chats rooms

He knows nothing about history then. Historically, empires in the decadent stage are ruled by oligarchs with a dictator as their figurehead. Yarvin is actually the decadent one.

That's a dangerous thing

I'm starting to think some of these people that have achieved financial success or popularity at a young age may have done so without paying their dues. Without struggle how would you recognize empathy for others or the norms of living within a just society. IMHO, I would attribute much of it to the progress of computers. Don't get me wrong, it's not blame, just an observation. How many software engineers, bitcoin developers/traders, social influencers that have achieved financial success are under the age of 30 or 25. They've taken the ball and run with it. I applaud them. But, there is a responsibility to society. The society that allowed for that success. Now we have monsters of the universe that have money to buy politicians which gives them power over many. Greed, money, power, cruelty in that order. No rules, no moral compass. Ambition and success can be and should be good in the right hands. The guardrails no longer exist. The corrupt Supreme Court has given carte Blanche to the worst of us. The scales of justice have 6 thumbs holding it off balance. Justice will continue to evade us unless we get better political fighters working on our behalf.

Just because a plan like Project 2025 is in the open, does not make it JUST free speech. It is a plan to overthrow our government and should be crushed by the government.

This IS what our institutions are paid for!

If Trump and his minions follow through on what this maniac is proposing. In the Guardian article, Yarvin promotes the following, "They should simply ignore any court rulings that seek to constrain them. They should bring Congress to heel, in part by mobilizing their populist base against recalcitrant lawmakers. And liberal or mainstream media organizations and universities should be summarily closed.

Given the post-election period and Trump’s preparation for a return to the White House, Yarvin’s program seems less fanciful then it did in 2021, when he laid it out for Anton.

Midway through their conversation, Anton says to Yarvin, “You’re essentially advocating for someone to – age-old move – gain power lawfully through an election, and then exercise it unlawfully”, adding: “What do you think the actual chances of that happening are?”

Yarvin responded: “It wouldn’t be unlawful,” adding: “You’d simply declare a state of emergency in your inaugural address.”

Yarvin continued: “You’d actually have a mandate to do this. Where would that mandate come from? It would come from basically running on it, saying, ‘Hey, this is what we’re going to do.’”

Throughout the 2024 campaign, Trump promised to carry out a wide array of anti-democratic or authoritarian moves, and effectively ran on these promises. Trump has suggested he might declare a state of emergency in response to America’s immigration crisis."