it's a bit disingenuous to call Peter Thiel, the man who helped bankroll Trump's first presidential run and groomed and chose the vice president for the second,

it's a bit disingenuous to call Peter Thiel, the man who helped bankroll Trump's first presidential run and groomed and chose the vice president for the second, "some libertarian tech founder". this is arguably _the_ tech founder in politics next to Musk, using their money to wield undue influence over democratic elections. futhermore, the described "spyware and facial recognition technology" has actually been used to silence dissidents and journalists ("silence" meaning torture and kill): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/nso-spyware-used-to-target-family-of-jamal-khashoggi-leaked-data-shows-saudis-pegasus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/nso-spyware-us.... tech is "big" right now in the sense that they've overtaken the world and democratic institutions. that's how they're different from other large corporate entities: they have managed to subvert traditional safeguards, which is why "big tech" has become a threat.