I raise News International as an example of the worst kinds of media behaviour, an example mirrored by the Gawker illegality in publishing Hogan's private video

I raise News International as an example of the worst kinds of media behaviour, an example mirrored by the Gawker illegality in publishing Hogan's private videotape. The two events are part of a larger narrative (for me) in which Thiel is attempting to redress. That narrative is inspired by his own negative treatment in outing his sexuality. You also said something disturbing..."voicemail hack ...almost universally condemned because it targeted victims and those with almost no power." Why on earth do you think it becomes morally justified for for-profit media entities to hack and invade the private lives of citizens simply because they have achieved a fame or some power in some sphere? That is mind-boggling. You are saying that if your father or mother or sister or you became famous you would consent to the public destroying your private life through illegal actions in order to sell papers or generate clickbait. Seriously, how can you reconcile that?