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Hey Lemmy! Time to do some digging!

I was sent a link from a friend about some Totally Cool™ guy who has close ties to JD Vance: Curtis Yarvin. Anyone aware of this guy and his desires? I won't put the link in here as my last post was removed because of it, but a comment within the thread is copied below.

Apparently Japanese media covered the story as was posted to Reddit, but there doesn't seem to be too much talk of this in the US.

From a comment in the reddit discussion: “Curtis Yarvin is a far-right ‘intellectual’ that wants to end democracy and install what I can only really describe as cyberpunk feudalism. He’s suggested turning the United States into a patchwork of corporate fiefdoms ruled with absolute impunity by CEOs, as well as putting mandatory ankle monitors on all unemployed and poor people. This sounds like a joke, but I’m serious. JD Vance is not just a fan of him intellectually, but also a personal friend. As someone who has known about Yarvin for several years, it’s been really concerning seeing how he could potentially become a Rasputin-like figure in the event of a Trump victory. Beyond this, Yarvin has also spent many years advocating for what sounds eerily like Project 2025.”

Links within comment:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin

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

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23373795/curtis-yarvin-neoreaction-redpill-moldbug

For those familiar with Star Citizen lore, he apparently wants to turn the US into the Stanton system “lol” …

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 weeks ago

I heard of Yarvin before he was (in)famous and I'm amazed at how close he has gotten to power, given how far outside of the mainstream his ideas are.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I listened to a podcast about Vance and where he got his ideas. They said that group of people think there are 3 kinds of government: 1) democracy, 2) oligarchy. 3) monarchy.

They think democracy has failed and become an oligarchy. So their solution is to overthrow everything and put in a American monarchy.

Yup this is the one Yarvin and Vance:

Techno libertarians, white nationalists and JD Vance are all linked to a movement known as the 'New Right.' What is this movement and how has it influenced the Republican candidate for vice president?

[On Point | Podcast] JD Vance and the rise of the 'New Right' #onPointPodcast https://podcastaddict.com/on-point-podcast/episode/180222410 via @PodcastAddict

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Yarvin sounds even more deranged than Trump.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 10 points 4 weeks ago

He's the worst kind. The kind with a fucked up vision.

Trump only has a vision of his bank account, the danger comes from his incompetence and apathy to what happens around him as far as the government goes.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 4 weeks ago

I think thats what trump was looking for. Someone people would want in charge less than him. Jokes on him though as its the exact things his rapid fans would want over him and they are more likely to do the deed as well.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Curtis Yarvin is also adjacent to the Effective Altruism people. Got to make a yarn and thumbtack chart of the connections...

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

This is terrible, and he needs to be stopped. Having said that, Rasputin was said, and this is all I could think about.

[–] yemmly@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

It’s a helluva drug

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

I just started watching the History of the World Part 2 and all I can think of is Johnny Knoxville now.

[–] tjoa 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Everytime I read some story like this I wonder at what point we are finally turning THEM into biodiesel?

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 4 weeks ago

I kept saying something similar every time I learned more about project 2025. These people are so goddamn evil and misguided in their convictions it's an absolute mystery how we all just sit back and let it happen, myself included.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Sounds like a shittier version of Snow Crash...

How do people like this exist? Why can't it just be enough to have more money than you could ever spend?

These people have an illness.

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