[coliveira]

The way he got the citizenship doesn't disprove the idea that he wanted it "as a hedge against the looming apocalypse".

[kjksf]

It also doesn't disprove the idea that he wanted it to host sex parties in NZ for people that are exactly 6 feet 3 inches tall and have green eyes.

Both are equally made up "reasons" for Thiel getting NZ citizenship.

BTW: what kind of apocalypse exactly does one hedge against with NZ citizenship? A zombie apocalypse where zombies don't like New Zealand?

[jay_kyburz]

Perhaps something like covid, but worse. NZ is doing better than Australia for containment.

We also have looming ecosystem collapse, or cascading problems in spercific ecosystems (pests and plagues) that NZ might be partially sheltered from.