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The Tragedy of our Modern Relationship to Technology

Philip Julius June 7, 2022

According to the neoliberal worldview, humanity has never been more technologically advanced. In many ways, this is true. But what’s the use in having more powerful technology if our ability to use it effectively is so abysmal? This problem is epitomized by Wirth’s law which maintains that software gets slower more rapidly than hardware gets faster, resulting in poorer design efficiency over time. One YouTube commentor framed it as The “Soy Developer’s Law: every time hardware and network speed in modern computing doubles, the inefficiency of software quadruples”. Though mostly pertinent in computer engineering and software, I believe that the concept behind Wirth’s law is applicable with regards to our own personal relationship with technology as well. As tech has improved, our functional use of said technology in our personal lives effectively has decreased alongside.

One example which demonstrates this law is the widespread use of the smartphone rather than computer as a primary means of accessing the internet. Smartphones with their two-thumb input are a clear downgrade from a keyboard, mouse and 10 fingers with regards to the efficiency of information transfer. This reduced capacity for information output inevitably pushes internet users into becoming consumers rather than producers. Even when using a computer these days, most people can’t even be arsed enough to use an Ethernet cable!

Beyond these examples, it is clear that society’s relationship with technology has become one in which the users aren’t actually the ones in control. What do social media addiction, internet censorship, pornography habit, smartphone addiction, algorithm-generated newsfeeds, surveillance, Covid QR codes and dependency upon proprietary software all have in common? They are all examples of the instrument exerting itself over the user rather than the other way around.

We’ve been granted the magic pocket-screen smartphone, and what do we use it for? Mostly, for distraction via low-quality drivel, selfies, pornography, and tracking/ monitoring by the surveillance state… Oh right, and I suppose some directions and to look up an odd fact once in a while.

Alright, alright, as a reader of this blog you are likely to use it slightly better than that. You listen to audiobooks, watch high-quality videos and call your family abroad! And you subscribe to based content! Pretty good right?

Keep in mind the absolute powerhouse of the tool represented by a computer with internet connection and ask yourself whether the dissident right’s use of said tool holds a candle to its potential. There are many important things to be done (for example: archiving the Western canon), and we’re mostly sitting here shitposting on the internet and pretending that browsing a video is equivalent to comprehensive learning. Forgive me for the denigration, I’m trying making a point.

We’ve become complete subjects to what the technocratic overlords distribute to us without any effective pushback. Part of the reason that we can’t pushback is that we’ve become a tech illiterate population in spite of (because of?) apparent advances in technology. Without a conscious effort to learn and assert ourselves over technology, we inevitably become mere subjects of the technology curated to us by those who hate us. Technology was supposed to serve us, instead its become a tool which has taken control over us. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Free and open source software (FOSS) alternatives to globohomo proprietary software already exist. Linux has come such a long way and the fact that most people aren’t willing to take some time out of their day to install it is a tragedy. The option is right there to forever free yourself from a small aspect of the globohomo stranglehold and most aren’t taking it. These small decisions added up over a large scale make a difference.

Another example: back in the day, people used to have their own websites. If we had people return to this practice, this small change in how we use the internet as a community could make us much more difficult to control. Competent users could still make their own custom newsfeed compiled from these websites if they learned how to use RSS.

These changes may seem trivial, but my underlying point goes far beyond what operating system we use or how we browse the internet. For example, what about CNC machines, 3d printers and the open-sourced plans available for said devices; are we using those effectively? What are we going to do if Telegram gets shut down? Cry like babies? Run to the next platform like a bunch of sheep – until that platform inevitably also becomes compromised?

A better option: there should be a countless number of our guys skilled enough in tech to make their own XMPP servers. XMPP is a decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging protocol secure enough to be used by governments. With proper in-person networking (basketweaving), we should know enough trustworthy people to setup our own XMPP communities. Though this option would leave us more widely dispersed amongst smaller communities, perhaps that’s a good thing: tightly organized minorities dominate disorganized majorities, and these tightly knit groups could still interact with other groups within the wider community (the freedom cell concept). There would be a higher barrier to entry, but again, that’s probably a good thing. We’re supposed to be a highly organized counter-elite, not a disorganized flock of sheep being being shepherded from one social media to the next.

A simple example of someone using technology effectively to help our cause is the man behind the Telegram channel Nationalist Audio. He wrote a script which automatically uploads (and labels) content in audio format whenever one of ‘our guys’ post to their respective YouTube or Odysee channels. Legend. Taking the time to learn the basics of a simple programming language such as python to automate such tasks is a fruitful and rewarding endeavour which I would definitely recommend others embark on, doing so has certainly benefited my life.

I understand that the dissident right is still a budding movement so we can’t expect too much so early in the game, but if we’re going to win this in the long-run we need to set high standards for ourselves. We all have a responsibility to learn and use technology effectively and teach our children about ways of using the internet which go far beyond the normie habits of the day. The fact that we have become mere subjects of the technology distributed to us rather than asserters over technology who guide it to do our bidding is a major weakness which will continue to be exploited until we improve. For those who wish to simply abandon technology and return to a simpler life: this is an admirable goal but will likely leave one in a position to be dominated by a neighbouring power which actually uses technology effectively. Now, if only Western countries could start manufacturing their own microchips… if only.

The Overlooked Rubicon

Philip Julius June 3, 2022

When we accepted the first Covid lockdown, we didn’t comprehend the sheer scope of what was being agreed to. Immediately after ‘two weeks to flatten the curve’, we passed a point of no return. From that point on, our efforts were mostly futile and we had basically lost.

Firstly, a dramatic sense of fear and seriousness was instilled into the population. No amount of facts, logic, argumentation or rhetoric from laymen could reverse this. The first two weeks of lockdown communicated to citizens that ‘Covid is extremely serious – countries all around the world locked down for it’. In their minds, anyone contradicting every major world power on this front was a brainwashed, misinformed fool. There was no uninstalling this radical program of ‘the current thing’ from the general psyche.

Secondly, a precedent was set for governments to enact other serious measures for Covid and beyond. As soon as a state is granted emergency powers, it will abuse those powers to the most of its abilities. Thus, the first lockdown inevitably leads to further lockdowns, vaccine mandates and the further consolidation of power. The well-established ratchet effect makes it is extremely difficult or not impossible to revoke a power which has been granted to a government. We can not go back from the precedent which has now been set, and with it; a new baseline for what is accepted as normal.

At the time, since we didn’t understand the seriousness of Covid, many were enticed by lockdowns as a ‘better safe than sorry’ strategy. Foolishly, while focused on Covid, we severely underestimated the danger presented by the measure itself and the tremendous implications of what a simple, unassuming two week lockdown meant for the future of our nations.

Western powers have so much contempt for native Whites that the long-term danger of an emergency power far exceeds the danger presented by basically any crisis. Never let them get away with this trick ever again. They will almost certainly use the same strategy once more; whether its for monkeypox, the climate ‘emergency’, nuclear war or something else. Next time, nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.

6 Lessons from Covid

Philip Julius June 3, 2022

1. Considering Western powers and their contempt for native Whites, no lockdown for any disease is worth the extra power granted to the government. This applies not only to lockdowns but for every temporary emergency power.

2. When communicating to normies: simple common sense explanations are superior to complicated conspiratorial ones.

3. You don’t need to explain or justify yourself for any personal perspective you have politically, medically or otherwise. A simple, stoic No usually holds more power and is often more enticing.

4. Rhetoric is more potent than dialectic when it comes to the impact of your words on others.

5. Common Sense is better than Scientific Studies if you want a pragmatic perspective on something.

6. Within crisis lies the opportunity to create political narratives which work against the regime (ie Covid provided a great underutilized opportunity to promote
xenophobia).

Women, Men and their Respective Hero’s Journeys

Philip Julius May 16, 2022

My wife recently gave birth to our first child. It was a grueling home-birth which lasted about 28 hours. Grueling is an understatement: it was the most arduous, intense, primal and excessive experience I’ve ever seen anyone go through. It’s as if she was being tortured or punished. Merely watching someone go through such an experience was agonizing. Her physical responses to the most excruciating moments will be seared into my memory forever, enough for a man to wince for a lifetime.

The labour was a success without the need for any medical intervention despite several moments of doubt throughout that it would escalate. We are incredibly fortunate and have been blessed with a new baby boy.

What’s a new father to make of this experience?

I think of the balance between the sexes: My woman has put her body on the line to forward our family lineage and I now feel obliged to do the same. Through motherhood, women have their hero’s journey encoded into their lives. It appears that men, on the other hand, must rise up through sheer determination to find and conquer their respective hero’s journeys.

Many traditionalist men of the modern age want traditional wives who will birth them plenty of children in arduous labour, go through 9 months of physical discomfort for each of said children; not to mention have her do 24/7 monitoring and feeding of the babies and toddlers which they require so they don’t simply die.

To the men who want such wives: what are you bringing to the table to make yourself worthy of such a woman? What struggle are you conquering that is equivalent to the difficulty of childbearing and labour? If you can’t uphold an equivalent end of the bargain then you don’t deserve such a wife as described.

The main rebuke that men have against women with regards to their respective gender’s difficulty of struggle is: well, men get drafted to war. To that I say: if you’re sitting around waiting for a hypothetical draft to uphold your end of the bargain, that’s not good enough. We already are at war.

10 Considerations for a Parallel Economy

Philip Julius May 8, 2022

The word is out there: we need to start our own parallel economy. But what’s an average guy to do? Good examples of dissident brands are The Golden One and his clothing and nutrition companies; Vox Day’s and Owen Benjamin’s Unauthorized.tv; Academic Agent’s Foundations of Politics/ Economics courses; Laura Towler with Grandma Towler’s Tea; Dissident Soaps; Classical Learner with his homeschooling materials; and Andrew Torba’s Gab.

1.) Firstly, You Don’t Need to Start Your Own Business

Instead, you can work for someone else who already has a company and shares your worldview. In order to do this, you will need skills which can generate the owner wealth. Specialist skills such as coding, accounting, web development or marketing can be useful in his regard depending on the industry and size of said company. Sales is an overlooked skill these days which can do wonders for almost any business, particularly if you believe in what they’re selling (it’s been said that even God needs salespeople). Or, perhaps you can make yourself useful to a company as a plain labourer; this option shouldn’t be frowned upon as never know what opportunities might come up along the way. Basically, find a role and make yourself useful: we don’t all need to be lone wolves.

2.) A Dissident Company Doesn’t Need to Appeal Only to Dissidents

Legio Gloria may still appeal to a relative normie who simply likes martial arts. Likewise, Academic Agent’s courses may still appeal to a liberal who is simply inclined towards higher education. Just because we are aiming to trade amongst ourselves doesn’t mean we have to limit our economic activity strictly to our community. In fact, our brands can be used as tools to draw others into our worldview. We can use our businesses as proxies to market and explain to regular people why a certain (niche-related) aspect of the world is so broken, and how our business is solving that problem. The business can plant its flag on a particular issue and hold its ground and by doing so it can entice normies into a certain worldview.

3.) The Content-Creator Sphere is Oversaturated

I would personally advise against content creation as a primary business strategy. Content creation is important: it has lead most of us to our current worldviews and we should be grateful towards (and financially support) the ‘content pioneers’ who have paved the way forward for the dissident right. Also, content creation is incredibly important when used as a marketing tool in conjunction with a separate product.

However, monetizing off of only content is difficult, it is already being done by countless talented personalities, and there is a need for us to move beyond the internet into the tangible world. Content creation was the first step in bringing the dissident right to life. As the first step on the timeline it logically follows that it will also be the first sphere to be saturated. It’s time for us to move past the first step to the second: the road is now paved and we now need to walk.

4.) We Shouldn’t Overlap Niches

In starting our parallel economy, we want to minimize the amount of intra-community competition. If you’re a dissident in England, it doesn’t make much sense to start a Tea company, as we already have one adjacent to us (Grandma Towler’s Tea). If you’re in the USA and want to sell soap, there is already one of ‘our guys’ doing that…

On the other hand, this principal shouldn’t be applied too myopically. For example, just because one of our guys is doing soap in the USA doesn’t mean there can’t be a market for it in Europe. Nonetheless, we should be aware of what other dissidents in our local region are doing such that we aren’t butting heads too much.

5.) Pick a Product There Will be Dissident Demand For

Tea, Soap and Food are examples of products that nearly everyone uses, guaranteeing there will be demand for them in the dissident community. The plan then is to simply convince dissidents to buy from you rather than Globohomo.

Another strategy is to sell a specialist product which appeals to the a sizable portion of the dissident community alongside a small subset of the normie population (ex. Vox Day’s high-quality books at Castalia House, Academic Agent’s Courses).

Finally, you could solve a weakness or pain-point in the broader community. For example, perhaps you think we are overly reliant on social media and need to decentralize on the internet, and you could be the web developer who is ‘our guy’.

6.) Add Value Along a Supply Chain

Every time a product transforms from its raw, unprocessed state into something of higher value there is an opportunity for profit. You don’t need to be involved in the entire supply chain, you simply need to wedge yourself in a conversion step which is profitable. Some steps will be more profitable than others. Once you’ve successfully inserted yourself in along the chain, there is the opportunity to ‘work outward’ and expand the scope of the business. If you don’t have the means to convert a product for a particular step, that job can be subcontracted over to another company.

Converting a product into something of higher value is not entirely necessary for a business. For example, if you buy a product at wholesale prices and then resell it in small batches, there is opportunity for profit there without any conversion process. Also, it is worth noting that the first raw material along the chain does not necessarily need to be mined or produced, it can be salvaged (depending on the industry of course).

7.) Use a Contract Manufacturer

Your business doesn’t need to be involved in every single processing step in getting the product to the customer. If there is a step that is particularly difficult for you to undertake (eg. packaging), you can always subcontract it out to another company. In fact, many very successful brands entirely subcontract their product development out to contract manufacturers and focus strictly on marketing and sales. By focusing on those key aspects which form the crux of what makes a business money, these sorts of businesses are are often able to make extortionate profits. Nonetheless, this approach leaves a business overly dependent upon others and could be at odds with our quest to become independent from the system.

8.) 3d Printers, CNC Machines, Freeze-Dryers

A 3d printer additively creates parts from digital plans, a CNC machine subtractively creates parts from digital plans and a freeze-dryer is able to preserve foodstuffs for decades. These devices are examples of equipment available to purchase on a smaller scale at affordable costs in a way which was previously unprecedented.

There may be a window of opportunity available to us where we can still reap the benefits of the industrial economy by purchasing one of these novel household-scale machines before a significant economic downturn. Once purchased and operational, one of these devices can be used to generate profit in countless ways with incredible creative potential. It may be the case that these smaller-scale, high-tech machines could form the bedrock of a future decentralized economy which rivals the centralized economy of our modern age.

We should be cautious making businesses entirely dependent upon these sorts of machines as their maintenance and upkeep is still largely dependent upon the industrial economy. But perhaps with enough dedication, self-education and skill-acquisition we will be able to find ourselves in a position where we can collectively maintain our own machines? Also, being dependent upon the industrial economy for just maintenance is still preferable to being dependent on the industrial economy for everything.

9.) Artisan Crafts or Trades Skills

Perhaps our over-dependence upon technology is doing your head in and you’d prefer to develop a more traditional skill-set such as masonry or carpentry. More modern trade skills such as plumbing or electrical will definitely be useful in the future, but you will largely be limited to making money in your local area. Whatever you choose does not necessarily have to be your passion and something you’re willing to do for the rest of your life, it can just be a temporary gig to get you to where you need to be and a skill set you acquire along the way.

10.) Supporting Dissident Businesses is as Important as Starting Them

What’s the point in having our guys start businesses if no one in the community is willing to support them? There are two sides of the coin here which each need equal attention. It is all of our responsibilities to make sure that we have a successful parallel economy, not just the ones selling products.