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Why is our media literacy so in the gutter? A few second clip of an easily accessible and free interview from a NYT podcast would not be accepted as gospel fact
by ilikehurdles 1y ago
Why is our media literacy so in the gutter? A few second clip of an easily accessible and free interview from a NYT podcast would not be accepted as gospel fact in the hn of the past.
You may very well and with good reason disagree with Thiel on the downstream effects of climate regulating agreements/regimes on global productivity and liberty, but regurgitating “Greta is the Antichrist” just replaces discussions of interesting issues to yelling at shadow puppets in Plato’s cave.
- estearum 1y agoI stated exactly what is true, which is that he believes Greta Thunberg might be the actual antichrist. He said it himself.
- inemesitaffia 1y agoYou've been handily corrected. Are you wrong or were you lying?
- estearum 1y agoWhat? GP didn't even contradict anything I said, just claimed there's some ambiguous problem with citing a few second clip of the person saying the thing I accused them of saying.
- inemesitaffia 1y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44786967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44786967 I actually went to listen to it too. I've seen this nonsense before from journalists
- estearum 1y agoMy claim: "he believes Greta Thunberg is very possibly the actual antichrist" Thiel's words: > Thiel: ... The way the Antichrist would take over the world is you talk about Armageddon nonstop. You talk about existential risk nonstop, and this is what you need to regulate.... > in the 17th century, I can imagine a Dr. Strangelove, Edward Teller-type person taking over the world. > In our world, it’s far more likely to be Greta Thunberg. https://youtu.be/vV7YgnPUxcU?t=2748 https://youtu.be/vV7YgnPUxcU?t=2748
- ilikehurdles 1y agoHe’s talking about > downstream effects of climate regulating agreements/regimes on global productivity and individual liberty
- estearum 1y agoHe's talking about the Antichrist dude... he's a devout Christian... they believe in things like the Antichrist. People really do be bending over backwards not to hear the words spoken to them if they seem too wacky to be palatable. Dark secret though: billions of people believe truly wacky shit. Some of those people are unbelievably wealthy. Anyone can go read the transcript. It's quite clear he's saying he believes Greta might very well be the Antichrist. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antic...
- inemesitaffia 1y agoAn English comprehension class will suit you. More likely to be Greta Thunberg isn't saying it's Greta.
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