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Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg Has a Funny Idea of What It Is to Be a Man
Cernovich’s definition of masculinity is fairly representative of those in the New Right: “Having purpose of will and imposing it on the world. Going after life, going hard, and not conforming. These are all things that are taught to women shamelessly and constantly. ‘Girl power!’
Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
Whereas in the recent past the internet was organized around data, it is now, as a result of Facebook, organized around people.
Dr. David Lewis • The Brain Sell: How the new mind sciences and the persuasion industry are reading our thoughts, influencing our emotions, and stimulating us to shop
One more thing about the ideology of Silicon Valley is that it is also this hyper-masculine worldview, which is another reason why I think they align so much with Trump and why that is such a seductive political system for them.
The term “alpha” is [not just] this financial extra. [I asked] one of the entrepreneurs I talked to, why would they leave
... See moreI both agree and disagree with Zuckerberg; on one hand, I think he is absolutely correct that using “the real world” to only apply to the physical world is a mistake. Think back to those communities I described above that provide so much meaning to my life: those are almost completely online, but the sense of belonging is very real to me. Or think ... See more
stratechery.com • The Great Bifurcation
