The smug ignorance. The hubris. The shortsightedness. The sneering contempt for any previous attempt to level the playing field. The breezy excuses for Techno-State Capitalism. All while telling himself that he’s a “moderate.”
The smug ignorance. The hubris. The shortsightedness. The sneering contempt for any previous attempt to level the playing field. The breezy excuses for Techno-State Capitalism. All while telling himself that he’s a “moderate.”
Listening to him on the drive home was so infuriating. And everything was vibes. He came with 0 data. Makes me wish Tim would have had Grok fact check him live. Maybe when they do it again in 6 months.
I’m telling you, there is something about this episode and the things Jason Calacanis says in it that are an accelerant for a Popular Reconstructionist movement. @jamellebouie.net , @aoc.bsky.social , take note. There’s something here.
Will have to second that, just look up Quinn Slobodian on how neoliberalism turned into anarcho-capitalism, but it is actually imperial throwback to establish little empires.