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The PayPal Presidency Part II: Building the “Dark” Technate with Iain Davis

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In this episode, Whitney is joined by Iain Davis to discuss his recent article series on the philosophy and political theories that motivate the PayPal Mafia and their most prominent members like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk.

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Follow Iain Davis: Iaindavis.com, Substack, OffGuardian, Unlimited Hangout, Geopolitics & Empire, Books by Iain Davis

Originally published 03/31/25.

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Chapters

1. PayPal Presidency Part I: Biotech and Biosurveillance with Max Jones (00:00:00)

2. What is Technocracy? (00:08:26)

4. AI (00:19:55)

5. xAI (00:23:38)

6. The Age of AI - And Our Human Future - Kissinger, Schmidt (00:29:19)

8. What is a Technate? (00:40:11)

9. North American Technate Map (00:43:55)

10. Balaji Srinivasan (00:50:17)

12. Identity Politics (01:05:25)

13. Curtis Yarvin and Nick Land (01:12:51)

14. Marc Andreessen (01:32:36)

17. Why are they building these systems if they don’t intend to use them? (01:50:23)

18. Closing thoughts (01:55:28)

74 episodes

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Content provided by Whitney Webb. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Whitney Webb or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode, Whitney is joined by Iain Davis to discuss his recent article series on the philosophy and political theories that motivate the PayPal Mafia and their most prominent members like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk.

Show notes

Follow Iain Davis: Iaindavis.com, Substack, OffGuardian, Unlimited Hangout, Geopolitics & Empire, Books by Iain Davis

Originally published 03/31/25.

  continue reading

Chapters

1. PayPal Presidency Part I: Biotech and Biosurveillance with Max Jones (00:00:00)

2. What is Technocracy? (00:08:26)

4. AI (00:19:55)

5. xAI (00:23:38)

6. The Age of AI - And Our Human Future - Kissinger, Schmidt (00:29:19)

8. What is a Technate? (00:40:11)

9. North American Technate Map (00:43:55)

10. Balaji Srinivasan (00:50:17)

12. Identity Politics (01:05:25)

13. Curtis Yarvin and Nick Land (01:12:51)

14. Marc Andreessen (01:32:36)

17. Why are they building these systems if they don’t intend to use them? (01:50:23)

18. Closing thoughts (01:55:28)

74 episodes

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