"Why conservatives never quite catch the boat" (June 25, 2007).
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Academic politics is a murky and brutal game, and a small finger on the scales can steer it quite effectively, especially over time.
— Curtis Yarvin
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About Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin (born June 25, 1973), also known under his pen name Mencius Moldbug, is an American computer scientist and quintessential political theorist of the neoreactionary movement. He is also creator of the Urbit computing platform and, currently, authors primarily the Gray Mirror blog.
About Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin (born June 25, 1973), also known under his pen name Mencius Moldbug, is an American computer scientist and quintessential political theorist of the neoreactionary movement. He is also creator of the Urbit computing platform and, currently, authors primarily the Gray Mirror blog.
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