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And here I thought he was just trying to wrap his techno libertoonian worldview in the Book of Revelations in the hopes that the religious right would get behin

And here I thought he was just trying to wrap his techno libertoonian worldview in the Book of Revelations in the hopes that the religious right would get behind it. Did I miss something?

solumunus 11mo ago
No the dude is genuinely cooked.
- danudey 11mo ago
  As are we all, with these people in charge.
  - LogicFailsMe 11mo ago
    The federal government can remain irrational longer than you can stay solvent?
    - AnimalMuppet 11mo ago
      Longer than you can stay alive. That's not just a statement about how long it can remain irrational. Federal irrationality can kill you in several ways.
- LogicFailsMe 11mo ago
  That would be consistent with his assertion that Greta Thunberg might be the Antichrist. Because really? Greta Thunberg is the best that a nearly omnipotent second only to the Creator itself can do? Did he ever watch The Omen movies? Insist on nothing less than Sam Neill's portrayal of Damian Thorn as the Antichrist. In contrast, Greta Thunberg would be the six-fingered AI slop of antichrists. Is he insinuating that Satan has been replaced with generative AI? If so, times are much worse than I thought.
snapdeficit 11mo ago
Odd for a gay man to court those who support Leviticus stoning of gays. Self hating? Or just savvy?
- yannyu 11mo ago
  In the current setup, having enough money protects you from the laws of the country and the judgment of others. Thiel is rich enough and therefore powerful enough that these culture wars will never personally affect him or anyone he cares about.
  - CalChris 11mo ago
    And that includes the Catholic Church.
  - sjsdaiuasgdia 11mo ago
    "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition...There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
    - philipallstar 11mo ago
      There's no point misrepresenting a political stance. Well, there is a point, but it's malicious.
      - mindslight 11mo ago
        Personally I find that quote tired and trite. But so-called "conservatives" could certainly stand to clear up the matter by articulating what their constructive political stances actually are these days - that is beyond merely vice signalling, performative cruelty, and a cult of personality around Dear Leader. As a libertarian, I certainly have my problems with the progressive orthodoxy. But every time I've tried to work out current conservative principles, by generally appealing to what they claim to be, I've basically just gotten a brush off of why those traditional ideals are not applicable and then a bunch of whataboutism to justify why they have to kill our society to purportedly save it.
rsynnott 11mo ago
Not everything is a conspiracy; sometimes a crazy person is just a crazy person.
- red-iron-pine 11mo ago
  peter thiel, however, is in the business of conspiracies

And here I thought he was just trying to wrap his techno libertoonian worldview in the Book of Revelations in the hopes that the religious right would get behind it. Did I miss something?

solumunus 11mo ago

No the dude is genuinely cooked.

danudey 11mo ago
As are we all, with these people in charge.
- LogicFailsMe 11mo ago
  The federal government can remain irrational longer than you can stay solvent?
  - AnimalMuppet 11mo ago
    Longer than you can stay alive. That's not just a statement about how long it can remain irrational. Federal irrationality can kill you in several ways.
LogicFailsMe 11mo ago
That would be consistent with his assertion that Greta Thunberg might be the Antichrist. Because really? Greta Thunberg is the best that a nearly omnipotent second only to the Creator itself can do? Did he ever watch The Omen movies? Insist on nothing less than Sam Neill's portrayal of Damian Thorn as the Antichrist. In contrast, Greta Thunberg would be the six-fingered AI slop of antichrists. Is he insinuating that Satan has been replaced with generative AI? If so, times are much worse than I thought.

snapdeficit 11mo ago

Odd for a gay man to court those who support Leviticus stoning of gays. Self hating? Or just savvy?

yannyu 11mo ago
In the current setup, having enough money protects you from the laws of the country and the judgment of others. Thiel is rich enough and therefore powerful enough that these culture wars will never personally affect him or anyone he cares about.
- CalChris 11mo ago
  And that includes the Catholic Church.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 11mo ago
  "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition...There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
  - philipallstar 11mo ago
    There's no point misrepresenting a political stance. Well, there is a point, but it's malicious.
    - mindslight 11mo ago
      Personally I find that quote tired and trite. But so-called "conservatives" could certainly stand to clear up the matter by articulating what their constructive political stances actually are these days - that is beyond merely vice signalling, performative cruelty, and a cult of personality around Dear Leader. As a libertarian, I certainly have my problems with the progressive orthodoxy. But every time I've tried to work out current conservative principles, by generally appealing to what they claim to be, I've basically just gotten a brush off of why those traditional ideals are not applicable and then a bunch of whataboutism to justify why they have to kill our society to purportedly save it.

rsynnott 11mo ago

Not everything is a conspiracy; sometimes a crazy person is just a crazy person.

red-iron-pine 11mo ago
peter thiel, however, is in the business of conspiracies