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Curtis Yarvin and the Rise of Neoreaction
A software engineer's pseudonymous blog is now openly shaping the U.S. Vice President's political vocabulary.
Curtis Yarvin, a Bay Area programmer who began blogging in 2007 as "Mencius Moldbug," built a following for neoreaction — the idea that democracy has failed and should be replaced with corporate-style, unelected executive rule. Once dismissed as internet fringe, his ideas and specific phrasing have surfaced in the public statements of real, currently serving political and tech figures, most notably Vice President JD Vance.
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Quick facts
- →Yarvin wrote under the pseudonym "Mencius Moldbug" for years before his real identity became widely known.
- →Tech investor Peter Thiel invested in Yarvin's software company, Tlon Corp, in 2013 — a real, documented business relationship.
- →JD Vance has publicly praised Yarvin by name and used language that closely echoes his writing.
- →Yarvin proposes replacing nations with small corporate-style territories he calls "patchwork," each run by an unelected executive.
Entities on file
Curtis Yarvin (person)
Software engineer and blogger, formerly writing as "Mencius Moldbug"; founder of the neoreaction political movement.
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Peter Thiel (person)
Tech investor who invested in Yarvin's company, Tlon Corp, in 2013.
→ invested in the company of (Tlon Corp, 2013) → Curtis Yarvin✓documented
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JD Vance (person)
U.S. Vice President who has publicly praised Yarvin and echoed his ideas.
→ has publicly praised and echoed the ideas of → Curtis Yarvin✓documented