[gunapologist99]

Just that Thiel is not a "software guy".

He's a lawyer and economist, a National Master chess player, and a (multiple) startup founder (PayPal, Palintir, etc), investor (first outside investor in Facebook). And he is actually also a "hedge fund guy", but he does not seem to be a software guy of any sort.

As far as I can tell from a very great distance, he is highly intelligent and has been demonstrably successful across multiple domains of expertise, and certainly smarter than your previous remark would seem to imply.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

EDIT: just saw your kind response. Perhaps just read through the above wikipedia page. He's obviously a very polarizing individual, but whether you personally like or hate his politics, it seems pretty clear that he's a pretty brilliant person -- as smart as Reid Hoffman on the other side of the aisle (whom he is good friends with.) It seems wise to be friends with (and have friendly debates with) people who disagree with you, especially if they are very smart. Iron sharpens iron. Thanks for elevating the level of discourse!

[anon9384929]

Alright, I grouped in PayPal with software, but point taken. That being said, it makes the simile in my original post line up even more. I also think Ken Griffin is highly intelligent, I just don’t think either of them are the political experts they seem to present themselves as. Thank you as well, appreciate the dialog.

[gunapologist99]

I think I understand now; just not sure what the definition of a political expert is, but I'm not sure if anyone fits the bill (or even would want to.)