[prpp0ndj]

Perhaps Peter Thiel should allow his engineers to work on something other than “yet another spying tool” or financial transactions apps.

This is like Bezos saying he’s getting into space because the planet is going to hell.

“Look at these problems I helped create. Everyone better let me guide us elsewhere.”

Thiel won’t openly admit it’s self aggrandizing leaders like him that distract people with babysitting his wealth, instead of allowing them to chase their own novel ideas.

[Nasrudith]

Really it is worse than Bezos. While there are legitimate things to blame on him a delivery centered infastructure is more environmentally responsible than a retail one - moving N pounds of stuff is cheaper than N + the weight of a human and their separate vehicle. Even if we make optimistic assumptions of public transit use there is less stuff moved around.

[buboard]

doesn't he run thiel fellowships for that?

[prpp0ndj]

I spend a couple hours a week practicing guitar, and dozens of hours doing computer work.

I don’t consider myself a guitarist.

“Freedom to get stuff done.”, it says on the Fellowship site. For the few young folks that qualify.

The raw numbers tell the story better than a stat: some folks, not most folks. Most folks gotta shovel the money onto the pile so bits and pieces can trickle down at the rate he approves.

This isn’t limited to Peter Thiel. It’s the same old: kowtow to aristocrats.

[tlear]

Thiel is an immigrant whose dad was a Chemical engineer. Aristocrat he is not..

[prpp0ndj]

That’s a heart warming story.

He’s a first generation aristocrat who has gone on at length about the right of the powerful to dictate the outputs of the less powerful.

He believes he’s truly unique and above the rest of us, without seemingly considering none of us will lie down and die if an early end should be his fate (I hope it isn’t, of course).

Such a smart guy, I suspect he’d agree there’s no causal link between his existence and the rest of us. He leans on convenient emotional frameworks society has carried along for years.

Oh of course he does a bit of philanthropy to point at. How gracious of him to hand pick those who should have their minds to themselves!

He thinks Elizabeth Warren is dangerous. Says nothing about the doofus in Chief, but the contender with relatively little power. Be afraid of change! It might prove I’m wrong!

The common features of an aristocrat: money and indifference of those without money.

Or at least that’s my take given his writings. Maybe have a peak and see.

[tlear]

You only become first generation aristocrat once there is at least couple more generations. You might like him or not, but he got what he got and not inherited it or gained it from a name.

[prpp0ndj]

That’s not what the definition of the word aristocrat is? It has nothing to do with HOW the wealth was acquired. Just that one is a member of the privileged class.

The origin of the word too has nothing to do with how the money is acquired. Just means “member of the elite class”.

It seems you’re attached to a romanticized/nostalgic spin on the term. Not concerned with the actual definition.

Pedantry fail.

[peanutgal2600]

Aristocrat is a bad word.

Oligarch is more appropriate.

[buboard]

Plutocrat serms more appropriate.

Aristocracy is rule by the Best