At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Peter Thiel proclaimed three personal slogans before omitting his decades‑long support for Curtis Yarvin, the blogger behind the neoreactionary Mencius Moldbug persona. Yarvin’s doctrine dismissed democracy in favor of an unelected, CEO‑style ruler. Thiel’s funding of Yarvin, combined with later backings of JD Vance and the Gawker lawsuit, illustrates a consistent strategy of weakening democratic checks in favor of technocratic control.

Within Silicon Valley, the ideological bundle labeled TESCREAL—Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, Longtermism—has become a rallying point for investors who view AI‑driven futures as either salvation or catastrophe, depending on who commands them. Marc Andreessen’s October 2023 “Techno‑Optimist Manifesto” cited futurist F.T. Marinetti and philosopher Nick Land, openly endorsing a vision that sidelines regulation and democratic input in favor of unchecked technological ascendancy.

Platform owners have translated that doctrine into practice: Elon Musk’s X resisted a Brazilian court order to curb Bolsonaro‑linked disinformation until threatened with a total ban, while Meta’s Indian services have amplified Hindu nationalist narratives while muting criticism of the ruling BJP. These choices shape information flows and test whether the technocratic elite can override the very democratic institutions they claim to outgrow.