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by camillomiller 3539 days ago
And Sam Altman's BFF

Edit: In case you don't think that's relevant, go read this: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/10/sam-altmans-man...

From the article: "If the pandemic does come, Altman’s backup plan is to fly with his friend Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist, to Thiel’s house in New Zealand."

Do you really think that Thiel's advice has no effect on Mr. Altman's decisions?

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Wasn't aware of that. Sam's political views appear to be directly opposite of Peter's then if his Twitter is any indication.
That's why it's surprising. They're "I'm gonna spend the rest of my life with you if a world catastrophe happens" kind of buddies, according to this NewYorker Profile:

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/10/sam-altmans-man...

Their ability to remain friends despite political differences speaks very well of both.