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If Thiel hadn't kept it a secret, it could have affected the trial. I think that alone is a perfectly good reason for keeping the involvement secret.

• internaut 10y ago
  I'd have taken it to my grave. I would have done it by arranging for an innocuous face (Milo, one of the usual suspects so they wouldn't suspect a thing) to organize a collection drive to help Hogan, and of course Terry would have obtained a marvelous anonymous contribution. If you do get found out then the 'democratic' nature of a fundraiser will defuse some of the blowback. I understand that he wanted to provide a deterrent against further Gawkers but their people have a tendency to play dirty e.g. serious blackmail and more importantly their fellow travelers in the media establishment will back Gawker as a member of their tribe by sabotaging you later. They'll do nothing for a while and then all pile on at once to generate a big fuss. I'd make a plan to have full video/audio recordings of everywhere I go. There's also a risk they will go after people you know or try to damage you by association (my guess would be on this route). Thiel is probably deft enough to avoid being ensnared by them but this kind of thing is distracting when you could be doing something useful intend of fending off social justice crazies all the time.