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But what about when Gawker(or other media) can afford lawyers but people legitimately harmed by Gawker cannot? I am not sure why Peter Thiel is being made out
by onetimeusename 10y ago
But what about when Gawker(or other media) can afford lawyers but people legitimately harmed by Gawker cannot? I am not sure why Peter Thiel is being made out to be the bad guy here because he is a billionaire. The courts decided where the line was and Terry Bollea was awarded. What he did was charitable. I don't think those quotes are inconsistent.
- maverick_iceman 10y agoPeter Thiel is the bad guy because he is a libertarian who took down Left's darling Gawker. That's why all the lefties are so butthurt.
- r00fus 10y agoGawker was a pain in the ass. No one I know liked them. But they didn't deserve to be put out of business because they crossed a billionaire. That's why "so called lefties" are up in arms about this. Peter Thiel intend to be untouchable. He proposes blood transfusions from young people [1], and wants to live forever. I daresay his entire motive seems at odds with social contract.
- 20yrs_no_equity 10y agoWell, article 4 of section 3 of my copy of the social contract disagrees completely.