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Jeff Bezos on Peter Thiel: 'Seek revenge and you should dig two graves' (2016)

24 points by andrewstuart 8y ago

andrewstuart 8y ago
"Amazon billionaire says PayPal co-founder should ‘grow a thick skin’ rather than take reporters to court, and suggests dirtiest industries be banished to space"
marblar 8y ago
Can we add 2016 to the title?
jonny_eh 8y ago
Seems only relevant on the surface. What AMI tried to do to Bezos is far worse, legally at least, than what Gawker did to Thiel.
- thucydidesofusa 8y ago
  but what Gawker did to Hulk Hogan was far worse than what AMI is alleged to have done to Bezos. And it's Gawker's treatment of Hogan that put them into bankruptcy. Many organizations successfully violate the law because their victim is unable to secure the legal representation they need. If we find out the AMI can't withstand giving a rich person the treatment they reserved for those who couldn't afford legal remedies, then Bezos ruining them is as philanthropic as Thiel saving us from Gawker.
flexie 8y ago
And now Bezos is doing as he preached back then. He is revealing the blackmail instead of going to court over it.
- darkpuma 8y ago
  That certainly remains to be seen, particularly if his numerous investigations with blank cheque budgets turn up anything interesting.
- entity345 8y ago
  Blackmail is a criminal offence. If true, it's not for him to go to court over it.
vr46 8y ago
Is this supposed to be an ironic post? Because it isn't.
coldtea 8y ago
He means for the one leaking the chats, and his ex-wife.
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monksy 8y ago
I'm not sure I agree with this. In thiels case they outted him for being gay. Hardly progressive. Gawker was a bully that made it difficult for others to fight back. From the ordeal or took a lot of work to punish them. I say good on him. (He was fighting a revenge, spy porn tape for hulk and himself)
moomin 8y ago
Someone thought they were being really smart digging this up, didn’t they? Why anyone feels the need to cape for AMI is a mystery to me.

24 points by andrewstuart 8y ago

"Amazon billionaire says PayPal co-founder should ‘grow a thick skin’ rather than take reporters to court, and suggests dirtiest industries be banished to space"

marblar 8y ago

Can we add 2016 to the title?

jonny_eh 8y ago

Seems only relevant on the surface. What AMI tried to do to Bezos is far worse, legally at least, than what Gawker did to Thiel.

thucydidesofusa 8y ago
but what Gawker did to Hulk Hogan was far worse than what AMI is alleged to have done to Bezos. And it's Gawker's treatment of Hogan that put them into bankruptcy. Many organizations successfully violate the law because their victim is unable to secure the legal representation they need. If we find out the AMI can't withstand giving a rich person the treatment they reserved for those who couldn't afford legal remedies, then Bezos ruining them is as philanthropic as Thiel saving us from Gawker.

flexie 8y ago

And now Bezos is doing as he preached back then. He is revealing the blackmail instead of going to court over it.

darkpuma 8y ago
That certainly remains to be seen, particularly if his numerous investigations with blank cheque budgets turn up anything interesting.
entity345 8y ago
Blackmail is a criminal offence. If true, it's not for him to go to court over it.

vr46 8y ago

Is this supposed to be an ironic post? Because it isn't.

coldtea 8y ago

He means for the one leaking the chats, and his ex-wife.

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monksy 8y ago

I'm not sure I agree with this. In thiels case they outted him for being gay. Hardly progressive. Gawker was a bully that made it difficult for others to fight back. From the ordeal or took a lot of work to punish them. I say good on him. (He was fighting a revenge, spy porn tape for hulk and himself)

moomin 8y ago

Someone thought they were being really smart digging this up, didn’t they? Why anyone feels the need to cape for AMI is a mystery to me.