I find “these guys” arguments are perfectly unenlightening — though some prefer the phrasing “those people”. One should respond to arguments Thiel is actually

I find “these guys” arguments are perfectly unenlightening — though some prefer the phrasing “those people”. One should respond to arguments Thiel is actually making, if he is making an argument at all. He thinks it’s an interesting idea. If it turns out to be stupid, great. Nobody does things “for ideology”. People do things they think are correct or useful or interesting, not for straw-man “ism”s. Is the criticism that he is insufficiently ideological?