Ah you've misinterpreted my point. I'm not assuming that people know who Theil is, rather that Palantir's biggest shareholder waxing lyrical in some PR-blurb ar

Ah you've misinterpreted my point. I'm not assuming that people know who Theil is, rather that Palantir's biggest shareholder waxing lyrical in some PR-blurb article - calling his investment 'the next facebook', no less - counts as news on HN.