3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/10/libertarianism-and-loneliness-what-does-a-plumber-do-in-the-network-state.html Libertarianism and Loneliness: What Does a Plumber Do in the Network State?
A review-essay on Gil Duran's The Nerd Reich that critiques Silicon Valley's libertarian "network state" vision. It argues such enclaves would serve a cognitive elite, breed conflict and alienation, and reflect loneliness that Arendt linked to totalitarianism.
