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 axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Federal
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Liberty
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Very strong · Private
Economy
- Very strong · Free market
Control
- Very strong · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Balanced
Morality
- Very strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Structure
Leans further toward federal than 93% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 36This ideology 96
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Diplomacy
On Diplomacy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 46This ideology 45
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 LandPhilosopher91%
EconomicallyLudwig von MisesEconomist100%
Other compatible profiles
EconomicsMilton FriedmanEconomist91%
Intellectual lifeNathaniel BrandenObjectivist psychologist89%
EconomicsJavier MileiStatesman and economist88%
EconomicsHans-Hermann HoppeEconomist88%
PhilosophyMax StirnerPhilosopher88%
EconomicsPaulo GuedesEconomist87%
EconomicsAdam SmithEconomist87%
EconomicsGustave de MolinariPolitical economist87%
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 region84%
SociallyHong Kong (China)Technocratic-financial region84%
EconomicallyWyoming (United States)Libertarian-extractive region94%
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. 930–126274%
SociallyFujimori's Peru1990–200077%
EconomicallyPinochet's Chile1973–199097%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
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- Libertarian
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
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 advocates accelerating the system's contradictions through technology and the collapse of liberal institutions, betting on the rupture of the existing order to forge a new social and political hierarchy.
- Right
Neoliberalism
Current that advocates free markets, deregulation, privatization, and fiscal discipline, reducing the state's economic role and trusting competition and monetary stability as engines of prosperity.
The most distant ideology
Clerical FascismThird Position29%