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I find it hilarious that Thiel is a fan of Tolkien, yet he seems to embody Saruman's ideology (if not worse), while Tolkien's philosophy is more of Gandalf's. T
by st1ck 6y ago
I find it hilarious that Thiel is a fan of Tolkien, yet he seems to embody Saruman's ideology (if not worse), while Tolkien's philosophy is more of Gandalf's. Tolkien was generally against technology, but especially against something so easily abusable (if not abused already) by malevolent power.
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- manfredo 6y agoIs Thiel seeking to build an army of ressurected elves to destroy all life in the planet? And what did you have in mind for "if not worse"?
- st1ck 6y agoNote that I meant Saruman, not Sauron. Unlike most of LOTR characters, Saruman is a very modern and enlightened kind of person striving for "Knowledge, Rule, Order", but using Machiavellian means to achieve this purpose. Maybe Sauron was also initially led by good intentions, one would have to look it up in Silmarillion.