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I definitely think the incumbent leaders (the other 2/3 of the forbes list) and their monopolies granted by governments which allows them to sponsor much of the
by cinquemb 14y ago
I definitely think the incumbent leaders (the other 2/3 of the forbes list) and their monopolies granted by governments which allows them to sponsor much of the culture (at least in the developed world) can be attributed to this.
And which makes me smile when Thiel touches on how developing countries, who are glad to get their solar panels and rain water catch systems that give them access to things they had no access to for most of these past 40 years in the same way developed countries have, might come out ahead in this next go.
- spitx 14y agoThiel had hammered home these points before, yet no one seems to take notice. Links to video footage of past debates and conversations: A Conversation with Peter Thiel and Niall Ferguson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw-rxtwhzcY Innovation or stagnation - Oxford Union Debate http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/view/210 Fireside Chat With Peter Thiel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6taTMa4nls
- cinquemb 14y agoAnd despite it all Thiel hasn't given up and continues to bring this conversation[at least trying and doing with his ideas/companies/investments] to the forefront of the minds of his fellow human beings… "Today, nobody cares… But tomorrow, they will…" cc: Spain,Greece. bcc: America…