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I said he was an exception. The general culture of Silicon Valley is liberal to progressive. Thiel is a libertarian, which is uncommon in the industry.
by yucky 4y ago
I said he was an exception. The general culture of Silicon Valley is liberal to progressive. Thiel is a libertarian, which is uncommon in the industry.
- wolverine876 4y agoLarry Ellison? Mark Zuckerberg? Elon Musk? Sam Altman? ...
- yucky 4y agoI don't know enough about Altman to say one way or the other, but there is nothing Libertarian about the other 3. In fact, even Thiel is a stretch to call libertarian considering he donated to Trump who is the opposite of a libertarian.
- wolverine876 4y agoFair point. They don't really believe in anything but their own egos. Everything else espoused is in temporary service of their true dogma.
- licebmi__at__ 4y agoThiel is the rare breed libertarian who has pondered on his ideology more than a couple of mins and beyond feel good freedom statements, saw that it will conduce to corporate fiefdom, and said: “hey, that looks nice” I actually respect him a little more than the average libertarian just because of that.