Yes, I suppose what's new is the actual figure, and the fact that, as mentioned by others, unlike in 2016, Trump is actually following through on his rhetoric. https://x.com/kylenabecker/status/… (View Post)

Yes, they are techno-revolutionaries, with a grim view of human nature. (View Post)

One thing I think people haven't picked up is that Musk is much less intellectually coherent than Thiel, certainly not enough to mastermind a movement, apparently like him. They've had a co… (View Post)

Or more specifically Dungeons and Dragons, which Musk and Thiel grew up on. I've always thought "Grok" is exactly the sort of name that a 1980s computer geek of this vintage and influe… (View Post)

Interesting, I missed that one, with my 1970s early youth being at the second stage of the hippy movement. Not heard much by the later 70's, it seems. (View Post)