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I am reading ‘The Nerd Reich’, a book about technofascism, and it really is fascinating. As observed about Elon; they seem to have no ‘culture’ in terms of art etc. They don’t seem to really love anything, or talk about bright or beautiful or funny things, ever, in terms of their values.

26/10/26, 4:43 pm56 reposts279 likes

spottycat

@pantherapardus.bsky.social

They’re all /aggressively/ shallow and dull. Like to an uncomfortable level. It seems like such a miserable way to go through life.

Mallorie Malcontent ✨

@sweetbeanscomix.bsky.social

21h

I think cultural critics always overlook memes and wojacks as a form of their art. Which is somehow more pathetic than having no art in their movement.

Undercaffeinated Eel

@caffeinatedeel.bsky.social

20h

Honestly, I think memes can and should be thought of as art, but these guys are just so goddamned soulless they can't even meme right.

Alex Ries

@alexries.com

21h

I’m not someone who believes in NPC nonsense; they are people, with internal emotional lives. But we learn a lot about what people hold in their hearts by what they bang on about all the time.

PamNawi

@pamnawi.bsky.social

21h

That's seems to be their project in a way. To not have a true excitement with life, or at least portraited by them, the people who will try to mirror then loose their own ambitions and spiral down. Its no surprise that those have an high number of followers/believers who are incels.

Stardust Neon 🏳️‍🌈

@stardustneon.bsky.social

21h

This kinda tracks with my view. I feel like Elon and a lot of the posting-brained tech guys live solely for dopamine rushes from social media, softball interviews, weird afterparties, and gambling.

nexxo.bsky.social

@nexxo.bsky.social

19h

Those guys aren't nerds; they are their fantasy of nerds: eccentric geniuses superior to everybody else, thus above the mundane rules and values of the "normies". It's plain old narcissism dressed up in a lab coat.