[cap10morgan]

Peter Thiel almost certainly didn’t invent this. The idea that our decisions are heavily influenced by those around us is one of those things that’s been well-established in the relevant scientific communities for some time but has a hard time breaking into the popular consciousness because we don’t want it to be true.

[sedeki]

Peter Thiel has mentioned the works and ideas of philosopher René Girard repeatedly. I think that's what he's referring to.

[gtirloni]

He said Peter "popularized" it, not invented.

[alphabettsy]

He didn’t popularize it either.

[davidivadavid]

He popularized it in tech circles where people all read from the same basket of 5 pop science books.

[omega3]

What's in the basket?