There is the well known Pareto circulation of elites theory (foxes and lions, basically liberal vs. conservatives), and in general, that's true. But there are times when new classes get activated and take power from both.
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Hmm... no. Thiel is fairly classic lion type I think. Not a new type of power-aspirant/haver.
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Thiel is pretty much a basic Republican with some surface sci-fi drama and pretensions to a radical political philosophy. To snowclone a different line: the parts that are new aren't important, the parts that are important aren't new.
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I'm familiar with it on backchannels. I think they matter much less than they think they do :D
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Not just them. Every political faction that has existed for >5 years thinks this is their dramatic debut moment to seize the initiative for the future. That's kind of what I was subtweeting about at blog length here.https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2020/05/07/leaking-into-the-future/ …
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