'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
#society #civility #individualism #PublicSphere #surveillance #TechIndustry #fortresses #violence #VibeShift #SocialDarwinism #book

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

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

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

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

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

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 9, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc010925

#Mediterranean #DASH #cognitive #neuroprotective #joy #anticipation #neuroplasticity #Straub #carnitine #acetyl-L-carnitine #amyloid #tau #dementia #glymphatic #norepinephrine #cerebrospinal #zolpidem #fortresses #communities #herders #nomads #Dmanisi