Peter Thiel is at a disadvantage here, unless of course zip1234 is Peter Thiel. He can't answer here or elsewhere about the apparent contradiction between Palan

Peter Thiel is at a disadvantage here, unless of course zip1234 is Peter Thiel. He can't answer here or elsewhere about the apparent contradiction between Palantir's use and his libertarianism. His corporate responsibilities forbid it, since his comments might not be entirely positive about Palantir. I can think of a couple of arguments. One, that he set out to make hammers and thought they'd be used more responsibly but now can't exit without doing more harm than good to others who's loyalty he asked for. Or perhaps he thinks that libertarian regimes are only likely to arise from the collapse of totalitarian governance; or that abuse is inevitable from non-ideal-libertarian governments so it's the only game in town right now. I'd love to know his answer, but as I've said, I don't think he's in a position to disclose it.