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I see his name as a heuristic for Thiel adjacent content, which is useful for deciding which links to skip

systemvoltage 4y ago
Thiel is an independent thinker and it is much needed in a rather strange and extremely conformist society. He is unpopular by definition.
- s5300 4y ago
  - systemvoltage 4y ago
    Naive responses like this either do not understand him or listens to mainstream opinion too much. It is neither intellectual, nor inquisitive. I disagree with him very much but there is no doubt he is an independent thinker. Here is a more charitable criticism of Thiel: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right...
- dc-programmer 4y ago
  I don’t care for his beliefs at all but that is not what my petty protest is about. He is an incarnation in the flesh of state corporatism and a anti-democracy activist. That I can not stomach
  - systemvoltage 4y ago
    > He is an incarnation in the flesh of state corporatism and a anti-democracy activist. That I can not stomach I couldn't see a shred of this. Can you point to a specific example that influenced your stance? (direct source). Thiel has a combination of liberal, liberatarian and conservative views. He strongly opposes authoritarianism of any kind and promotes individualism. From this clip, he describes himself as an individualist which is literally the opposite of any authoritarian/collectivist society: https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=54 https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=54 And him directly addressing Democracy which your stance seems uninformed: > In a Democracy, if 51% of population believes then it is better, there is a certain bias towards majoritarianism, if you have 70% of the population that believes in something, then it is even more true. But if you go from 51% to 70% to 99%, then you've gone from Democracy to North Korea. At what point do we go from wisdom of crowds to madness of crowds? https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=314 https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=314
    - dc-programmer 4y ago
      https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets/amp https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right...
      - systemvoltage 4y ago
        Try again?
        dc-programmer 4y ago
        I do not feel obligated to argue with you. If you hold someone in esteem who questioned female suffrage due to its detrimental effects to libertarianism we will never see eye to eye.
nagestri 4y ago
Well that is just foolish. I am an atheist but I find Catholic Bishop Robert Barron on Girard fascinating and great at explaining Girard. Girard is one of the great theologians and a historic figure. Thiel is not a historical figure.
- dc-programmer 4y ago
  I actually read The Scapegoat and liked it. I’m not sure he could convince me of his thesis due to the unfalsifiable nature of his arguments; but he is an interesting thinker. However, due to the high probability that blog-like content mentioning Girard shares Thiel’s ethos, I am obliged to pass on principal.

Thiel is an independent thinker and it is much needed in a rather strange and extremely conformist society. He is unpopular by definition.

s5300 4y ago
- systemvoltage 4y ago
  Naive responses like this either do not understand him or listens to mainstream opinion too much. It is neither intellectual, nor inquisitive. I disagree with him very much but there is no doubt he is an independent thinker. Here is a more charitable criticism of Thiel: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right...
dc-programmer 4y ago
I don’t care for his beliefs at all but that is not what my petty protest is about. He is an incarnation in the flesh of state corporatism and a anti-democracy activist. That I can not stomach
- systemvoltage 4y ago
  > He is an incarnation in the flesh of state corporatism and a anti-democracy activist. That I can not stomach I couldn't see a shred of this. Can you point to a specific example that influenced your stance? (direct source). Thiel has a combination of liberal, liberatarian and conservative views. He strongly opposes authoritarianism of any kind and promotes individualism. From this clip, he describes himself as an individualist which is literally the opposite of any authoritarian/collectivist society: https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=54 https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=54 And him directly addressing Democracy which your stance seems uninformed: > In a Democracy, if 51% of population believes then it is better, there is a certain bias towards majoritarianism, if you have 70% of the population that believes in something, then it is even more true. But if you go from 51% to 70% to 99%, then you've gone from Democracy to North Korea. At what point do we go from wisdom of crowds to madness of crowds? https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=314 https://youtu.be/YK3Tzx-S264?t=314
  - dc-programmer 4y ago
    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets/amp https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right...
    - systemvoltage 4y ago
      Try again?
      - dc-programmer 4y ago
        I do not feel obligated to argue with you. If you hold someone in esteem who questioned female suffrage due to its detrimental effects to libertarianism we will never see eye to eye.

nagestri 4y ago

Well that is just foolish. I am an atheist but I find Catholic Bishop Robert Barron on Girard fascinating and great at explaining Girard. Girard is one of the great theologians and a historic figure. Thiel is not a historical figure.

dc-programmer 4y ago
I actually read The Scapegoat and liked it. I’m not sure he could convince me of his thesis due to the unfalsifiable nature of his arguments; but he is an interesting thinker. However, due to the high probability that blog-like content mentioning Girard shares Thiel’s ethos, I am obliged to pass on principal.