Techno-Commercialism
A neoreactionary current that rejects democracy in favor of microstates run like firms. It favors competition among jurisdictions, free markets, the right of exit, and technological innovation as principles of government.
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In one sentence
I want competing corporate cities run by shareholders, with freedom to exit and markets and technology rewarding efficiency.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Very strong · Federal
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Liberty
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Balanced
Nationalism
- Very strong · Private
Economy
- Very strong · Free market
Free market
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Balanced
Morality
- Very strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Structure
Leans further toward federal than 94% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 38This ideology 96
Of all the topics, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Nationalism
On Nationalism, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 54This ideology 57
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Peter Thiel
An American entrepreneur and investor, Thiel is an influential figure of tech capitalism and champions libertarian and neoreactionary ideas, skeptical of democracy and enthusiastic about disruptive innovation.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyH. L. MenckenJournalist94%
SociallyNick LandPhilosopher95%
EconomicallyDavid FriedmanEconomist and anarcho-capitalist theorist100%
Other compatible profiles
Political theoryCurtis YarvinPolitical theorist91%
EconomicsMilton FriedmanEconomist89%
EconomicsLudwig von MisesEconomist88%
ReligionFriedrich NietzschePhilosopher88%
Intellectual lifeNathaniel BrandenObjectivist psychologist88%
EconomicsGustave de MolinariPolitical economist87%
EconomicsHans-Hermann HoppeEconomist87%
ActivismRaphaël LimaPolitical Activist and Communicator87%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Singapore
One-party liberal technocracyAn Asian city-state, Singapore is a parliamentary republic dominated by a single party, combining open capitalism, efficient technocratic management, strict order, and limited political freedoms in the name of progress.
Other close countries
New Hampshire (United States)
Libertarian-fiscal regionA small state in the northeastern United States, New Hampshire is known for its strong libertarian culture, low taxation, absence of a state income tax, and a motto that exalts liberty above all.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyZug (Switzerland)Crypto-fiscal region82%
SociallyHong Kong (China)Technocratic-financial region83%
EconomicallyWyoming (United States)Libertarian-extractive region96%
The most distant
Dutch Republic (United Provinces)
1581–1795A pioneering modern merchant republic, the United Provinces were a confederation governed by a commercial oligarchy, marked by religious tolerance, free trade, and immense naval and financial power at their height.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMedieval Iceland (Commonwealth)c. 930–126270%
SociallyFujimori's Peru1990–200076%
EconomicallyPinochet's Chile1973–199098%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
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Municipalism
A world divided into independent city-states and microstates that compete like a market, with free secession, the right of exit and political experimentation, from the medieval free cities to Yarvin's "patchwork" and seasteading.
- Libertarian
Libertarian Monarchism
Current that sees monarchy as a guarantee of freedom and stability, defending a king with limited power who protects property and individual rights and maintains a lean, minimally interventionist state.
- Libertarian
Minarchism
Libertarian branch that defends a minimal state limited to police, courts, and defense, leaving everything else to the market and private initiative, to protect individual rights without oppressing freedom.
Closest in other spectrums
- Right
Nietzschean Aristocratism
Nietzschean current that rejects egalitarian morality as herd resentment, defending a hierarchy of values, the aristocratic creation of meaning and the tragic affirmation of life after the death of God.
- Right
Capitalism
Economic system based on private property, free markets, and the pursuit of profit, in which production and prices are regulated by competition and supply and demand, with individual initiative as its engine.
- Far-Right
Right-Wing Accelerationism
Current that defends accelerating the system's contradictions through technology and the weakening of liberal institutions, betting on a break with the existing order to give rise to a new hierarchical social and political order.
The most distant ideology
ReactionaryismFar-Right35%