DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters share it during DOGE and government-cuts threads as a summary of the billionaires' aims, though many only cite it as a reference.
What it is
A political commentary video arguing that tech billionaires such as Thiel, Musk and Andreessen, along with figures like Yarvin, are using the new administration to push their agenda. It connects Yarvin's ideas with Project 2025.
Recommended by 9 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2025 to 2026.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec keernan · 2025-02 · on “”
Please, please everyone watch the incredibly disturbing video I link below. The video was created on Nov 14, right after the election. It is about the plans of 6 billionaires (Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Marc Andressen, Ben Horotwitz, Brian Armstrong, and David Sacks) who refer to themselves as Dark Gothic MAGA. The video regurgitates the words of these 6 men. Don't take anyone's word for it. Listen to their own words about their plans. Here is what billionaire Marc Cuban says in the video: >“… what’s happening in Silicon Valley is insane. It’s not so much a support thing. It’s more like a takeover thing. Trying to put themselves in a position to have as much control as possible. They want Trump
Recommends metamet · 2025-02 · on “The government information crisis is bigger than you think it is”
Musk et al.'s plan has been out in the open for a while. Lots of interviews and opinions from them the last few years, so I wouldn't even consider it an open secret. This video is probably the most succinct summary of it I've seen: [this video] It was made two months ago and has been right on the nose so far in terms of the phases in their process.
Recommends khold_stare · 2025-02 · on “The young, inexperienced engineers aiding DOGE”
This will sound like a conspiracy theory, but this is the playbook of Curtis Yarvin, specifically the "RAGE" step - Retire All Government Employees. Some references: Watch the whole video (posted months ago predicting all these actions), but here is the relevant section: [this video] NYT interview: [LINK] Gil Duran did a lot of the reporting on this. [LINK]
Recommends Hikikomori · 2025-02 · on “What's happening inside the NIH and NSF”
I'm convinced that these people and in particular Jarvin read Snow Crash and want to make it reality. Video with similar content, shows them actually talking about their ideas and plans: [this video]
Recommends CamperBob2 · 2025-02 · on “We need network societies, not network states (2024)”
I love articles that give me a magic sentence right at the front that tells me I don't need to read any more I wish this were a laughing matter, but it's not. These people appear to be quite serious and quite capable. There's a coalition in play that includes the Project 2025 authors among others, operating at a scope that a lot of people don't fully appreciate. If this coalition holds together, they may be able to execute what many would consider a rather frightening agenda. Despite its cheesy title, this video ( [this video] ) offers an interesting perspective on Balaji Srinivasan and his place in a larger web of influence alongside people like Yarvin, Musk, and Vance. It's eye-opening. She rel
Recommends leanstartupnoob · 2025-02 · on “Teen on Musk's DOGE team graduated from 'The Com'”
I would like to see some discussion on the Dark Gothic Maga video (How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America) [this video] On one hand it comes across like a conspiracy video, but on the other hand she plays direct video clips of major tech figures talking about dismantling the government and dividing the world into small nation states. Trump and Musk have also both stated they want to eliminate large amounts of the federal government. I would love to get some perspective from those who have personally interacted with those people over the last 10 years. This video probably falls under what you consider "activating", but it seems like we need to have conversations around this type of issue ra
Recommends rnd0 · 2025-02 · on “Europe cannot rely on US protection, Pentagon chief tells NATO allies”
Trump is a puppet. The people pulling his strings, however, should be taken very seriously. This video breaks down who those people are as well as what their motivations are: [this video]
Recommends yxre · 2025-02 · on “A Libertarian Island Dream in Honduras Is Now an $11B Nightmare”
I think this is a pretty common goal. This video is a bit pessimistic, but it shows a lot of evidence that many tech billionaires are aspiring to that end. Most notably Peter Thiel [this video]