$$$: The Private Vision for Greenland
Peter Thiel met JD Vance when Vance was a student at Yale University. Thiel hired Vance out of college to work for his venture capital firm, Mithril Capital.
He then helped Vance to set up his own venture capital firm, Naria Capital, under his umbrella before funding his entire political career. It was Thiel who arranged the meeting at Mar a Lago between Donald Trump and JD Vance that led to Vance being selected as Trump's running mate.
Peter Thiel and Praxis (led by Dryden Brown) are interested in Greenland as a potential site for a "Network State," a crypto/AI-backed, libertarian digital governance model seeking physical territory to escape traditional regulation and build a privatized, high-tech society, viewing Greenland as a "new frontier" for rapid innovation and "settler-colonial" development. They aim to create autonomous zones free from existing societal rules, leveraging tech to establish new, privatized governance structures, with Thiel's investment flowing through Pronomos Capital.
Why Greenland?
"New Frontier" Appeal: Its vast, sparsely populated, and undeveloped nature presents an ideal "harsh frontier" for building an experimental society.
Relevance to Trump's Idea: The project gained traction after Donald Trump suggested buying Greenland, aligning with tech-right desires for societal "exits".
Topological Fetishism: It embodies a romanticized idea of the "edge of the world" and unclaimed potential, fitting the libertarian vision.
Praxis's Vision: Network State: A digital-first society with physical outposts, running on crypto, AI, and minimal social/environmental rules.
Privatized Innovation: A libertarian goal to rapidly develop new systems without traditional oversight.
Settler-Colonial Ambitions: The project aims to establish new societies on undeveloped land, a concept often described as settler-colonialism.
Thiel's Involvement: Thiel backs the project through Pronomos Capital, providing significant venture capital for this vision of privatized, tech-driven governance in new territories.
