For those unaware: Palladium is a far-right magazine bankrolled by Peter Thiel. This is written by one of its two co-founders, the one who hasn’t yet been publicly outed as a white nationalist[1].
That explains a lot! The article was pretty insightful up until the point where it mentioned Abraham. Far right figures can be very incisive about some of the issues facing modern society, the problem is that their solution is very often to revert to traditional norms.
>the problem is that their solution is very often to revert to traditional norms.
Perhaps so, but TFA rejects that solution, stressing the importance of acquiring one's own values through experience. Traditional wisdom can be helpful in a "prior work" sense, but is no substitute for trying things and learning from them.
I see what you're saying but I disagree on two counts.
Firstly, the author advocates not just personal experience but also following the examples of "great singular men of history". This is the classic traditionalist right-wing narrative whereby we need super-hero saviours past and present to show us plebs the way.
Secondly, the author doesn't just say to find your own values, but explicitly lauds a specific set of values:
> multiplication of biological kin, sovereign control of living space, eternal fame, rewards to friends and punishments to enemies, a universal benevolent impact, and harmony with the plans and laws of God and nature
These are traditionalist right-wing norms. Arguably they are pretty damaging in the modern world.