(replying to this thread because the parent was killed) I object to this submission being killed. I understand the desire to keep HN 'pure,' but Peter Thiel i

(replying to this thread because the parent was killed) I object to this submission being killed. I understand the desire to keep HN 'pure,' but Peter Thiel is interesting to hackers and founders in the same way that a PG essay is interesting even if it is not a direct dissertation on Lisp or startups.