The Technological Republic

A.k.a The Griftocracy...

The opening theme played out somewhat in reverse this month. After Palantir dropped their already infamous and instantly reviled “manifesto” on X, I watched what was happening, processed it against previously observed patterns and published “The Technate Was Always Coming”, also on X, then via Bombthrower.

Usually I would publish something like that here, and release it later, but it seemed like the moment was nigh and in order to be part of the conversation, I went ahead with it.

It seemed to express a growing cynicism with the mass public on my part, and read, at least for some, as if I was capitulating at last and simply throwing in with The Evil Empire. A couple long-time correspondents called me out on it, privately.

I’m glad it happened in that order, because not only will I expand on my thinking here, but it also forced me to re-check my core premises for my forthcoming release of the new site, replete with an updated “manifesto”, new name, subscriber dashboard - everything.

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