The “Dark Enlightenment” movement and Curtis Yarvin have curried favor with tech executives in recent years, writes Ed Simon. Skip to Content. Explore Close. Subscribe. Mar 24, 2025 4:00 AM PT.

The supposed guru of the Dark Enlightenment movement was Curtis Yarvin, 51, a Brown-educated, one-time pony-tailed computer coder. He preaches that the media and academia are a “Cathedral ...

The term Dark MAGA comes from a theory known as ‘dark enlightenment’. The theory is believed to come from Curtis Yarvin, 51, ...

Opinion I Have Seen the ‘Dark Enlightenment Art World’ and It Is Extremely Dorky. Tech monarchist Curtis Yarvin really, really would like his Venice Biennale idea to trigger you, please.

Top tech leaders like Elon Musk and Sam Altman are feeling unwelcome in the current two-party system. Meanwhile, ...

The philosophy behind Trump’s Dark Enlightenment on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Jonathan Derbyshire. Published March 26 2025. Jump to comments section Print this page.

You see, Yarvin is one of the founders of something called the “Dark Enlightenment” movement, which “argues” against democracy and against egalitarianism – a school of thought that ...

The “Dark Enlightenment” movement and Curtis Yarvin have curried favor with tech executives in recent years, writes Ed Simon.