'The Sovereign Individual' - The winner-takes-all

"Across its 400 pages, The Sovereign Individual celebrates the instincts of our impossibly wealthy technofeudal overlords to accumulate, hoard and insulate themselves from the messier demands of mass democracy...This libertarian manifesto, loved by Peter Thiel, urges a ‘cognitive elite’ to see selfishness as a virtue."
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https://theconversation.com/this-libertarian-manifesto-loved-by-peter-thiel-urges-a-cognitive-elite-to-see-selfishness-as-a-virtue-263742
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This libertarian manifesto, loved by Peter Thiel, urges a ‘cognitive elite’ to see selfishness as a virtue

The Sovereign Individual celebrates the instincts of the impossibly wealthy to accumulate, hoard and insulate themselves from the messier demands of mass democracy.

The Conversation

The White Lady’s Bullet-Scarred Wall in Bender, Moldova

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.#ghoststories #ghosts #fortresses #section-Atlas
The White Lady’s Bullet-Scarred Wall

The White Lady’s Bullet-Scarred Wall

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

Atlas Obscura
Attempted air raids on the Marienberg fortress near Würzburg (Lower Franconia/Bavaria) ?
(August 2016)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Festungen, #fortresses, #Architektur, #architecture, #Festung_Marienberg, #Würzburg, #Unterfranken

Umm Al Quwain Wall in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

A 19th-century defensive wall that once protected the settlement from invaders.#fortresses #military #walls #section-Atlas
Umm Al Quwain Wall

Umm Al Quwain Wall

A 19th-century defensive wall that once protected the settlement from invaders.

Atlas Obscura

Seyigazi Türbesi in Seyitgazi, Turkey

A hilltop fortress full of tombs, including one for legendary hero Seyyid Battal Gazi.#islam #fortresses #tombs #section-Atlas
Seyigazi Türbesi

Seyigazi Türbesi

A hilltop fortress full of tombs, including one for legendary hero Seyyid Battal Gazi.

Atlas Obscura

Castellum Hoge Woerd in Utrecht, Netherlands

This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.#rivers #ships #military #militaryhistory #castles #restoration #fortresses #unesco #roman #section-Atlas
Castellum Hoge Woerd

Castellum Hoge Woerd

This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.

Atlas Obscura
The Bourtzi Fortress of Nauplio. Built during the first period of the Venetian rule, it is one of the most important fortifications of Greece.
#greece #peloponese #sea #fortresses #travel #travelphotography #photographie #photos #voyages #sky
#castles

Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza, Spain

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.#medieval #fortresses #palaces #section-Atlas
Aljaferia Palace

Aljaferia Palace

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

Atlas Obscura
When past meets future: Drone mapping unlocks secrets of 'mega fortress' in the Caucasus

A Cranfield University academic has used drone mapping to investigate a 3000-year-old ‘mega fortress’ in the Caucasus mountains.

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