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The PayPal Presidency Part II: Building the “Dark” Technate with Iain Davis
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In this episode, Whitney is joined by Iain Davis to discuss his recent article series on the philosophy and political theories that motivate the PayPal Mafia and their most prominent members like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk.
Follow Iain Davis: Iaindavis.com, Substack, OffGuardian, Unlimited Hangout, Geopolitics & Empire, Books by Iain Davis
Originally published 03/31/25.
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Chapters
1. PayPal Presidency Part I: Biotech and Biosurveillance with Max Jones (00:00:00)
2. What is Technocracy? (00:08:26)
3. Elon Musk - First Executive Level Technocrat (00:15:51)
4. AI (00:19:55)
5. xAI (00:23:38)
6. The Age of AI - And Our Human Future - Kissinger, Schmidt (00:29:19)
7. Technocracy Inc. (1934) (00:33:54)
8. What is a Technate? (00:40:11)
9. North American Technate Map (00:43:55)
10. Balaji Srinivasan (00:50:17)
11. Universal Ledger (00:56:42)
12. Identity Politics (01:05:25)
13. Curtis Yarvin and Nick Land (01:12:51)
14. Marc Andreessen (01:32:36)
15. Palantir in Ukraine (01:43:23)
16. Palantir in the US and Pre-Crime (01:45:29)
17. Why are they building these systems if they don’t intend to use them? (01:50:23)
18. Closing thoughts (01:55:28)
73 episodes
Manage episode 474784298 series 2873826
In this episode, Whitney is joined by Iain Davis to discuss his recent article series on the philosophy and political theories that motivate the PayPal Mafia and their most prominent members like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk.
Follow Iain Davis: Iaindavis.com, Substack, OffGuardian, Unlimited Hangout, Geopolitics & Empire, Books by Iain Davis
Originally published 03/31/25.
- Get early access to podcasts by becoming an Unlimited Hangout member.
- Find previous episodes on all podcast platforms.
- Order Whitney’s book One Nation Under Blackmail.
- Sign up for our weekly newsletter to receive updates on new articles, podcasts, and interviews.
Chapters
1. PayPal Presidency Part I: Biotech and Biosurveillance with Max Jones (00:00:00)
2. What is Technocracy? (00:08:26)
3. Elon Musk - First Executive Level Technocrat (00:15:51)
4. AI (00:19:55)
5. xAI (00:23:38)
6. The Age of AI - And Our Human Future - Kissinger, Schmidt (00:29:19)
7. Technocracy Inc. (1934) (00:33:54)
8. What is a Technate? (00:40:11)
9. North American Technate Map (00:43:55)
10. Balaji Srinivasan (00:50:17)
11. Universal Ledger (00:56:42)
12. Identity Politics (01:05:25)
13. Curtis Yarvin and Nick Land (01:12:51)
14. Marc Andreessen (01:32:36)
15. Palantir in Ukraine (01:43:23)
16. Palantir in the US and Pre-Crime (01:45:29)
17. Why are they building these systems if they don’t intend to use them? (01:50:23)
18. Closing thoughts (01:55:28)
73 episodes
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