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"I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” - Peter Thiel - The Atlantic 2023
by belter 2y ago
"I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible”
- Peter Thiel - The Atlantic 2023
- kjkjadksj 2y agoThis guy is such an obstinate dumbass. I’ve never seen a quote from him that didn’t look like a caricature from Silicon Valley.
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- klabb3 2y agoI don’t think he’s a dumbass. He’s selling pseudo-philosophical guilt-washing to the neo-oligarchs and their temporarily embarrassed billionaire posse, which is a product worth its weight in gold. He hosted the post-election party for all of the trumps, bezoses and Zuckerberg at his estate, so no small player. It’s reminiscent of the growth of the neocon movement – I mean the ideology doesn’t have to be comprehensive or consistent. It just has to be convincing long enough for short sound bites and hot takes, so they can legitimize the rapid transformation of society faster than people have time to refute it.
- mbeex 2y agoMuch older: https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio...
- pragmatic 2y ago"extension of the franchise to women" Yeah he's been out there in plain sight for a decade plus.