Will Manidis publishes 'The Commanding Heights' on AI, capital and the coming economic reordering
round · x · 2026-10-31
Will Manidis shares his year-long essay The Commanding Heights, arguing that the benefits of abundant intelligence will accrue far outside San Francisco, reshaping capital, sovereignty and economic power. The retweet chain also includes an old meme joking about Nick Land inspiring countless short-lived accelerationist blogs.
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