‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done
‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done
An interview with political theorist Curtis Yarvin by David Marchese for The New York Times Magazine. Yarvin discusses his anti-democratic views, advocating for a monarchy or a C.E.O.-led state. He explains his belief that democracy is failing and how his ideas have gained traction with figures like JD Vance, Peter Thiel, and others in Silicon Valley and the new right.
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two things come to mind:
language and logic will never amount to some set of formal truths. smart sounding people can say smart sounding things and get away with it for a long time, because truth can't always be verified.
everything we have today in society has many flaws and consequential tradeoffs. this does not make alternative ideas better by default. sometimes the best thing we can have is one that has many flaws. however, this doesn't mean we should talk about it, but rather maybe where we can start talking about is what is "better" and what outcomes do we want to see?
i for one would like to start with a LOT less corruption.
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