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by danny_codes 92 days ago
Peter Thiel and cadre.
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Hence the eye roll. Peter Thiel is Silicon Valley like, say, Trump or Biden is white people.
I agree. However, if we consider public perception Thiel’s pitches are probably more salient than say Tim Cook. Which is to say, competent, relatively ethical business is not as newsworthy as deranged philosopher-billionaires going closed door lectures on the anti-Christ. The latter has a sort of morbid fascination