> The book argues, among other things, that founders are godlike, that monarchies are more efficient than democracies, and that cults are a better organizational model than management consultancies. All of those sound like premises that I would expect to show up in the next Charles Stross novel, not things I want people to be advocating for in the real world.

> More than anything, it celebrates rule-breaking Coming from the kinds of people whose existence is solely bent to creating rules, norms and organizations to protect themselves, that's comical.

if you want to efficiently oppress peasants monarchy is definitely preferable to democracy, its really no contest

I have to admit that I am kind of impressed they did not blow themselves up, because they seem the type for it. "Indie bombmaker" isn't a job with a low accident rate.

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Yeah this feels like one of those "and both are correct" moments.

So I gotta say I have some affinity to Musk because of the ASD he fessed up to... I also think all the over the top Musk love is just too much - he's still a human, y'know. But the counter revolution that Musk is literally nothing and all the hate is... also way over the top. He did make a huge push for electric cars. Space X is a good thing. He has a hard charging management style, and I'm not sure I'd want to work for him. But damn, where's the third way / middle of the road path?