'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics'

> DURAN: In April 2009, Peter Thiel wrote an essay in which he said he no longer believed that freedom and democracy were compatible and suggested that women and other people getting the right to vote marked the end of freedom being a thing you can have with democracy. At least, of course, as we can see for white men, he was talking about. Well, this caused a lot of outcry and criticism of Thiel, who had to go back and say, I didn't mean to say - I'm not saying that women shouldn't have the vote, etc.

I believe this topic was flagged for political reasons, which constitutes an abuse of the system. This is an important topic for the tech industry. Avoiding it won't make it go away.

"unmasking"?

I've been in this field for 15 years and it's about as far left as any industry can get. We were doing land acknowledgments at product demos a few years ago.

Text-only version: https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5925350

Previously on the book (2025):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46066482

Very much applies to this place too.

The filtering process that’s been happening here over the years could be studied.

Comment removed - I regret commenting here.

Aaand flagged

See also: "America’s Oligarchic Techno‑Feudal Elite Are Attempting to Build a Twenty‑First‑Century Fascist State"

- Article: https://collapseofindustrialcivilization.com/2026/02/16/amer... - HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47198912

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