Klint Finley (@klintron) doesn’t quite get the rise of the neoreactionaries:
It’s not hard to see why this ideology would catch-on with white male geeks. It tells them that they are the natural rulers of the world, but that they are simultaneously being oppressed by a secret religious order. And the more media attention is paid to workplace inequality, gentrification and the wealth gap, the more their bias is confirmed. And the more the neoreactionaries and techbros act out, the more the media heat they bring.
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I’m not sure what to do about it. It’s not like I think the media should ignore the tech industry’s misdeeds. But maybe recognizing that cycle is the first step towards fixing it.
These white male geeks keep imagining that journalists are policing their thoughts. How do we fix that?
“And the more media attention is paid to workplace inequality, gentrification and the wealth gap, the more their [position] is confirmed.”
Hell of a comments thread there.
Lots of neoreactionary bloggers.
Eliezer Yudkowsky made an appearance to specifically distance himself from neoreaction and HBD.