Thanks for your comment! >Slight correction: Thiel grew up in what today is Namibia, not South Africa What today is Namibia was, when Thiel lived there, calle

Thanks for your comment! >Slight correction: Thiel grew up in what today is Namibia, not South Africa What today is Namibia was, when Thiel lived there, called South West Africa as a territory under South African control. Namibia only gained independence in 1990. By all means, Thiel living there before moving to the US in 1976 was growing up in South Africa (by the same measure as kids living in Donbas region of Ukraine today are growing up in Russia, even if these territories will be reclaimed in the future). But yes, Namibia deserves recognition, and the more specificity, the better. "Namibia under SA control" would be a better choice of words. >if you can define adherence to Nazi philosopher's Carl Schmitt doctrine thoughtful where he fears "the satanic unification of the world", then by all means. O_O Me: things are bad Helpful comment: actually, things are worse. >If you like to read an In-depth article about the influences on Thiel (incl. by Wolfgang Palaver) there is a very thorough article in Wired Thanks for the reference! I've got a Wired subscription to support their journalism, but I haven't read this article yet. Time to make use of it!