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Development is the Hard Truth
We open with this incredible line from Deng Xiaoping: "development is the hard truth".... posted 10mo ago with 17 replies received politics fieldtrip

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What all successful ruling elites seem to do is picking the parts of their nominal ideology that work, while ignoring the parts that don't work.... 10mo ago received

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All of your politicians want to rhetoricize and play theater kid about the war against Authoritarian Russia, while Rheinmetal overengineers a solid half dozen tanks to get blown apart by old fashioned forged-steel 152mm (to say nothing of autonomous system... 3w ago received

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Let's Meet the John Birch Society
I finally got in touch with the John Birch Society, America's premier anticommunist organization. They were an influence on our intellectual comrade Mencius Moldbug, published many great books and made many waves back in their day by being right about Amer... posted 3w ago with 2 replies received fieldtrip coordination

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The main books associated with JBS are those written by the founder, Robert Welch. Frankly, they are not worth reading.... 3w ago received

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"The Problem Of Humanity" With Wolf Tivy — PALLADIUM Talk
Join PALLADIUM Magazine in San Francisco to hear a lecture by Wolf Tivy, author of "The Problem Of Humanity." The article will be featured in our upcoming print edition, become a PALLADIUM member today to secure your copy!... (luma.com) posted 4w ago with no replies received fieldtrip

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The Libertarian Revolution in New Hampshire
I knew the woke era was over when I arrived in New Hampshire in mid 2024. The libertarian Free State Project had taken over half the republican party and was well organized, debating how to clean up crime and homelessness, develop economic infrastructure, ... posted 1mo ago with 3 replies received politics fieldtrip

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There was a preference cascade but there remains a whole lot of build up stress, we may have undergone the phase transition from solid to liquid, but there's plenty of that potential left to pop over into Gas. I have been keeping my eye on the Free state P... 1mo ago received

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Let's go to Brazil to observe Partido Missao
One of the most interesting political movements in the western hemisphere is the Movimento Brazil Livre (MBL) and their Partido Missao under Renan Santos. They are young, technocratic, unapologetic, popular, and very clever. They are our guys, and a great ... posted 2mo ago with 3 replies received politics fieldtrip

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Also very interested in concrete suggestions in the other direction: What lessons can we take from Missão that are applicable in SF, e.g., for expansion of the Students? 1mo ago received

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The Fallujiad
I've been thinking alot recently about the future of literature and poetry. I've landed on the idea that literature in of itself is not dead as a form despite what anyone says about post-literate society yadah yadah yadah but just the result of no relevant... (fallujiad.substack.com) posted 5mo ago with 9 replies received bookclub fieldtrip

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If we're thinking of what the "relevant literature being produced for our own era" is, then Houellebecq absolutely counts. My only caveat would be that his great anthropological works — Extension of the Domain of the Struggle, The Elementary Particles, a... 3mo ago received

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On American Political Aesthetics
American politics used to be visually impressive. Today, they are visually ugly. All sides are aesthetically incompetent.... (x.com) posted 1y ago with 36 replies received politics history fieldtrip

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Broader Western aesthetic decline is an separate question.... 1y ago received

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I've been enjoying the "greco futurism" work from Peniche. He should post more of that here. It's high tech, humanistic, warm, aspirational, luxury, grand, western, traditional, archeofuturistic. I agree we've got to kill cyberpunk. It's just dystopian and... 1y ago received

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Well boys, I've got good news and I've got bad news.... 4mo ago received

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Is China our main enemy, or a distraction?
Some debate recently broke out in the local cell about whether "beating China" is a useful goal to orient around, and in particular whether China is our main enemy. On the yes side we have allegations that China is behind fentanyl, AI deceleration, boomer ... posted 6mo ago with 16 replies received politics fieldtrip

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Imho this is the wrong framing, and it's not a productive dichotomy. Specifically because the word enemy is a pretty loaded term. There are significant benefits to being the most advanced techno-industrial state including both for material prosperity and g... 5mo ago received

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How to buy fent with EBT in San Francisco
Pablo Peniche and the SF10x boys have blown the whistle on SF's huge SNAP-to-cash fraud problem by which fent addicts get their dope paid for by the government. Basically it works like this:... (x.com) posted 6mo ago with 8 replies received politics fieldtrip

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The DA was recalled, the 'progressive' majority in the BoD was replaced with a 'moderate' majority. We have a new 'moderate' mayor. Crime and disorder markedly decreased since hitting rock bottom post-covid, even though it's still unacceptably high. It's s... 6mo ago received

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I'll take the implied tone reset here and respond without snark. The skill building and marginal activism is a good chunk of the point. It moralizes allies and demoralizes enemies. It builds the network. I wish you had clarified that you already understand... 6mo ago received

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This Thing Is Not Us. The imperative of cognitive separatism from the global american empire
I'm told "we" have a vital interest in defending Taiwan from China. Perhaps we do. Japan certainly seems to. I do like Japan. But then again, "we" also seem to have a vital interest in not quite letting Japan off the leash. I hear they are months from deve... posted 3y ago with 13 replies received politics fieldtrip

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Three questions that must always be addressed when questioning what to do in life:... 3y ago received

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We've had two years of intellectual development since the inception of this thread by the monosyllabic-nym old ones, so I want to pose a central question I had while reading. Cognitive separatism is necessary, we are actively doing it, it is starting to wo... 1y ago received

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The Sofiechan Mount Whitney Expedition
Posting is fun, but the higher life is primarily physical. A couple weeks ago a few of us took on mount Whitney. At 14500 feet of pure Californian granite, it's the highest mountain in the continental United States, and a serious challenge even for strong ... posted 1y ago with 8 replies received life fieldtrip

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I was one who summited. Anon started very strong but rolled the unlucky snake eyes with regards to altitude sickness. I haven't ever gotten it myself, but it looked brutal. Seeing his perseverance from 11000' to 11500' was good inspiration for the remainde... 1y ago received

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Meditation on Mountain Peaks has some great passages that your ascent made me think of:... 1y ago received

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My first time experiencing altitude was when I flew from Lima (sea level) to Cusco, (11,152'). I was fine until I carried my luggage up two flights of stairs. No vomiting, just lightheadedness. Fortunately, with some Coca Tea prepared by my hostess, I rall... 10mo ago received

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The Critical Niche Fuentes Provides in the New Right
The Groyper movement must be studied for anyone wanting to form a revolutionary mass in the modern era. I get if you dislike Fuentes for his low IQ anti-semitism, but his meteoric rise from the first Groyper war against Charlie Kirk to Kirk’s assassinati... posted 11mo ago with 15 replies received politics fieldtrip

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Yeah that’s what’s happening. My point is that Nick shuts down this performative worship by mocking it. I don’t know why’re you’re acting smug about this this is the crux of my argument 11mo ago received

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Austin Sofiechan Meetup
If you're in Austin and on here, let's get together! Shadow networks must be formed, voting cabals, there is power here for those who seek it... or we can just get coffee.... posted 1y ago with 5 replies received fieldtrip

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Just a note: DMs are created from mutual vouches on nyms themselves, not posts. So if you are in Austin and want to DM Adam (you should, this is a great move), vouch his nym itself. 1y ago received

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Bumping as I've started https://machinetools.club/ and we're meeting Nov 19th starting at 6: https://partiful.com/e/QnV9m5dzosZnGnl5dHOK 12mo ago received

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Utopia Slop
What is this art style?... (x.com) posted 13mo ago with 15 replies received accelerationism fieldtrip

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This is a good prompt. What should the architecture of the Aerospace Republic look like?... 13mo ago received

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This idea of an aerospace republic deserves further exploration. It demands industrial capacity. The culture and aesthetics are excellent, a natural antidote to all forms of soy. Autonomous aerospace forms a north star that unites the most interesting thre... 13mo ago received

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Political systems and the mess we are in
It seems everyone in our sphere has given up on democracy and liberalism. One thing Curtis Yarvin often says about democracy is its like making a six year old the king. The example is to illustrate that a person(or group) that has no agency cannot actually... posted 1y ago with 23 replies received fieldtrip immigration

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"dictatorship + gatekeeping outsiders from power + suppression of oppositional speech" are actually normal and fine if you do it while being correct and good and without other cruelties accompanying them. I also grew up in America and I don't think this is... 1y ago received

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Share your art here
My aesthetic project: https://aeonofthedaughter.com/ (aeonofthedaughter.com) posted 1y ago with no replies received fieldtrip

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Milsim West: Shali Front After Action Report
This post breached the character count limit on Sofie Channel, so I'm including a link to it.... (pastebin.com) posted 2y ago with 3 replies received fieldtrip

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To this group, probably the sub-sections with the following headers:... 2y ago received

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"Bull fighting" from the future: Drone Slaying
For a few months I've been thinking about the history of warfare and sports. My grandfather grew up bullfighting - Most of my memories of him are watching the "corridas" every Saturday.... posted 2y ago with 11 replies received technology fieldtrip

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America retains distinct advantages in premier industrial domains, such as computer chip design (note, separate from manufacture), rockets, turbine jet engines, and various advanced materials science. As a strictly military example, no one makes night visi... 2y ago received

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Road Trip Week 2: Escape to San Francisco
Driving the 101 down the coast, Oregon is the longest and hardest part. Endless repetition of idyllic towns, beautiful coastline, and lush forest. Over and over and over. It would be quite a nice place to retire to, but didn't seem to have much else going ... posted 2y ago with 6 replies received fieldtrip

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That doesn't seem so difficult if you can freely plan your route. The U.S. isn't that bad yet. Is there a state in the U.S. where you can't find someplace safe by driving 20 miles? 2y ago received

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I think that's right, but the original context was finding safe locations when freely planning travel in the U.S. In that context, prevention by location-management is the first-order bit. 2y ago received

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Thanks to our Admin/Host
I wanted to thank our Admin/Host for coming to stay with us. Having him and his wonderful family spend a long weekend with us was a breath of fresh air. I introduced them to some local families who in turn greatly appreciated the invite. We compared notes ... posted 2y ago with 1 reply received fieldtrip

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Thank you it was wonderful to visit with you and we look forward to meeting other sofiechanners all over the states as we continue! 2y ago received

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Road Trip: Missing Weeks Through Utah, Wyoming, and South Dakota.
As you may or may not have noticed, I have not been posting weekly road trip reports, and sofiechan has been rather neglected overall. These are related: driving and camping with a family is actually fairly time intensive. I wanted to give some kind of upd... posted 2y ago with 1 reply received fieldtrip

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Road trip week 5, 6: The wedding, public land, overpopulation, underpopulation, unsociety.
The road trip at the end of week 5 took us across the bay to celebrate the wedding of an old friend and teacher. I didn't know what to expect, but it was delightfully well done. Congratulations to the couple.... posted 2y ago with 1 reply received politics fieldtrip

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Nevada is the open road radicalized and extended into a whole state. This actually makes it quite pleasant. Almost everything is public land, and underpopulated enough that you can do whatever you want. You can just drive off into the bush and camp, and ev... 2y ago received

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Road Trip Week 4: The Soul of a New Taste Machine in San Francisco
We're still becalmed in San Francisco, hanging out with friends, working a bit more on Sofiechan, and this week experiencing life in "the tenderknob".... posted 2y ago with 11 replies received computing fieldtrip

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It's a tricky balance. Discussion of taboos is a tricky balance because, on the one hand, if you’ve got politically load-bearing taboos you *can’t* discuss, then you are not intellectually sovereign, and you lose. On the other hand, if you discuss it a... 2y ago received

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It would be interesting to know how the use of these high-class markers played out during the COVID pandemic. Did they downgrade critical examination of vaccine efficacy and safety? Did they upgrade content on the benefits of lockdowns? 2y ago received

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You do not have Iron in your blood.
This past week much chymping from Western Interlekctuals on Bukele decision regarding private business cartels in El Salvador. Silly ivory tower oxygen depravation is getting to their inflated brains -- if there is anything left.... posted 2y ago with no replies received fieldtrip

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How should we do startups to retain teleological independence and win real power?
If one has ambition, talent, friends, and a good idea, one can build a successful company in Silicon Valley. But why? Money is nice; you ascend the bourgeois class tournament and get finer luxuries, more respect, better mates, better schools, better friend... posted 2y ago with 17 replies received fieldtrip family

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Real power requires the capacity to do violence. Influencing those with the capacity to do violence is the next best thing, but I’m not sure it’s any substitute.... 2y ago received

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Greed: discourage attention seeking baitposts. Lust: automated porn detection and deletion, especially anything illegal. Pride: guard against group narcissism, including among ourselves. Sloth: a built-in reputation time-decay? Envy: encourage individual s... 2y ago received

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Road Trip Week 1: Country Island Dreaming from Saanich to Tillamook
Time for some good old fashioned travel journalism in the style of James Anthony Froude: a road trip survey of America's human and natural geography from a Volkswagen camper van. With my family of 6 (4 kids including a newborn), we're driving around the mi... posted 2y ago with 3 replies received fieldtrip

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For interpretation of fashionble moralistic livery, gleichschaltung is certainly part of it, but it's not that forceful in most social circles. Summer 2020 felt like that, but where's BLM now? Rolling in cash, sure, but with little social currency. I think... 2y ago received

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“Toward a History of Need” by Ivan Illich
quotes I love from the book:... posted 2y ago with no replies received fieldtrip

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El Salvador Questions Thread
I’ve been to El Salvador twice recently and have spent over two months there. It’s a great spot, I loved my trips both times and will return.... posted 2y ago with 20 replies received politics fieldtrip

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Thanks, that's a good read. I still wish I could find more detail about how he secured the loyalty of his security forces and police and got them to "defect" in a certain sense from the previous regime as well as from the gangs. My understanding is that in... 2y ago received

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Film Discussion Thread; Movies as a Tool for Society
Discuss movies that have influenced you or are favorites of yours. What movies do you plan to, or already, show your children to help them become intelligent and well-rounded adults?... posted 2y ago with 8 replies received fieldtrip

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So many good movies. Its a little corny but I love Braveheart: 'They may take our lives, but they'll never take our Freeedooom!' Awesome speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TME0xubdHQc.... 2y ago received

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Twitter Hobo's proposal for a new American nomadism
https://twitter.com/shagbark_hick/status/1774939620943294603 posted 3y ago with 22 replies received life fieldtrip

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I think the most revealing thread this Adirondack guy (or however he goes now) posted was when he confessed that he felt viscerally uncomfortable anywhere but dilapidated, deindustrialized shitholes in the Northeast. The Southwest and Mountain West, which ... 3y ago received

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Papen and Hindenburg facilitated the rise of national socialism due to tactical moves in 1933; it did not come from them or their faction. 2y ago received

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Thoughts on Prospera
Some of you may be aware of the conference/pop-up city called Vitalia (https://vitalia.city/) that is currently taking place in a charter city in Honduras called Prospera.... (www.youtube.com) posted 3y ago with 5 replies received politics fieldtrip

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The thing with charter cities is that they need the active cooperation of a real sovereign to really work. They are either a colonialist/imperialist project, or some kind of developmentalist project. Palladium wrote about this:... 3y ago received

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Any sources that you would recommend, or cities in particular? I see an aristocracy as being a network of families whose product is governance. There are other kinds of family networks, providing, for example, particular crafts, quality food, etc. 3y ago received

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