NEW IN PIRATE WIRES: Meet the Secret Society Where Young Tech Debates the Future of the West Once a month, some 300 VCs, founders, and owners of timeline-dominant X accounts gather at the Star of the Sea Catholic Church in San Francisco for the night’s invite-only Hamilton Society debate. The dress code: a suit and tie for men, the female equivalent for ladies. Anything short of that is subject to ridicule or expulsion. The society’s leadership created Hamilton in response to a “calcified social malaise” overtaking tech, where striving for the sake of short-term gains dominates any sort of larger moral vision for America’s future. Recent debates have tackled H-1B visa fraud, the ethics of gene editing, and Christianity’s role in the future of the West. In the words of @Willob, one of the society’s Founding Fathers: “The Industrial Revolution produced the great members’ clubs, debate societies, and civic institutions where we converged on a vision for what America should become. Silicon Valley has produced more wealth and influence than any place in history — and yet the only place its best ideas compete is a social media app that is increasingly full of slop. Our institutions need to match our ambitions. The Hamilton Society is a first step towards that. And frankly, we’re overdue.” Read the full story from @huntryerson 👇