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The Abundance Agenda's Dark Blend
- The abundance agenda is a blend of technophile utopianism and libertarian ideas among Silicon Valley elites.
- It promises radical technological wealth but overlooks inequity and power imbalances inherent in capitalism.
Tech's Abundance Claims Are Hollow
- Claims of radical abundance from AI and tech are undermined by harms like exploitation and intellectual property theft.
- Promises that AGI will benefit all humanity are naive given current detrimental practices.
Yarvin's CEO Monarchy Vision
- Curtis Yarvin's dark enlightenment promotes replacing democracy with CEO monarchies mimicking corporations.
- He argues companies' efficiency means governments should be run like CEO-led monarchies, which is dangerous.