Episode 165
Rahim Taghizadegan | Exit Is More Powerful Than Voice
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"Politics is overrated, generally."
Timothy Allen speaks with Rahim Taghizadegan.
Rahim is an Austrian economist and philosopher, founder of the Scholarium in Vienna, and a longtime figure in the Free Cities ecosystem.
In this episode, he argues that exit is more powerful than voice: politics is mostly an attention game with a poor track record, while real freedom comes from optionality, mobility, and quiet preparation.
The conversation introduces citadel.garden, a deliberately low-profile network of small, family-oriented refuges structured as a proprietary community and backed by Bitcoin, designed less as a utopia and more as practical insurance for those who expect institutional decline but prefer not to advertise their response.
Enjoy the conversation.
Audio version
Includes Timothy Allen’s introduction and additional commentary not included in the video.