First, I haven't read much of NR literature beyond Moldbug, and my post was mainly aimed at the tie in between him and libertarianism. When you don't expect to have the numbers to win by voting, what then?
I don't see NRx providing a clear difference between monarchy and modern demotic dictatorship
I don't see Moldbug as interested in demotic dictatorship. The lack of support in the "demos" is the problem.
Furthermore I don't understand the whole idea of starting on top, i.e. designing a form of government, instead of starting in the bottom, like the morals and culture of the age.
I think the premise is that they don't have the numbers, and are unlikely to get them.
because we as a people became more depraved and not worthy for it e.g. having too much envy.
Envy and lust for power. The Master Slave impulse is a problem on both sides.
The Master Slave impulse is a problem on both sides.
I don't think so... I think it is more like the ego-driven feeling of "why is he better than me?" the issue not directly being power, but rather giving someone power being a strong signal they are "better".
The problem of the ego is something I have been trying to figure out for about 15-17 years now. This can mean two things, either I am knowledgeable about it, or I developed a strong bias seeing the problem of the ego everywhere, even where it does not apply. So it is a topic I ca...
Through LessWrong, I've discovered the no-reactionary movement. Servery says that there are some of you here.
I'm curious, what lead you to accept the basic premises of the movement? What is the story of your personal "conversion"? Was there some particular insight or information that was important in convincing you? Was it something that just "clicked" for you or that you had always felt in a vague way? Were any of you "raised in it"?
Feel free to forward my questions to others or direct me towards a better forum for asking this.
I hope that this is in no way demeaning or insulting. I'm genuinely curious and my questioning is value free. If you point me towards compelling evidence of the neo-reactionary premise, I'll update on it.