Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 18, 2022What is the strongest ascending successor of neoliberalism right now in the sense of a world-historical-process shaping force? (granting that neoliberalism is far from a spent force and might come back)26238
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @tapir_worfIs that a theorized thing or just a phrase pointing to China?11:08 PM · Apr 18, 20227 Likes
tapir worf@tapir_worf·Apr 18, 2022Replying to @vgri think it was originally applied to the tiger nations in the 80s. it’s not as well theorized as neoliberalism to be sure1
Michael Buckley@michaelabuckley·Apr 19, 2022Replying to @vgrBroader than that. Easy to forget SK was a fascist dictatorship until the 80s. I think it’s on the wane, but Singapore disagrees.3
A good αlpha-Minus @AlphaMinus2·Apr 19, 2022Replying to @vgrYuval Noah Harari was talking about that a lottheatlantic.comWhy Technology Favors TyrannyArtificial intelligence could erase many practical advantages of democracy, and erode the ideals of liberty and equality. It will further concentrate the power among a small elite if we don’t take...1
Zhan Li @thezhanly·Apr 20, 2022Replying to @vgrHas been discussed previously as Market Leninism . But XJP’s vision goes beyond that I think ? https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1934540…