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It's not irrelevant. The kind of conspicuous consumption is the pot of gold at the end of the tech rainbow. It's also shown how the negative PR Parker receive
by gargarplex 13y ago
It's not irrelevant. The kind of conspicuous consumption is the pot of gold at the end of the tech rainbow. It's also shown how the negative PR Parker received might be associated with Founders Fund.
- tptacek 13y agoNo. You're confused. You think the story about Parker's wedding isn't irrelevant. Fine. But that's not what this story is about. Here, it's just an irrelevant potshot.
- alaskamiller 13y agoLove you, but it's relevant context to the article's subject matter. You can argue whether the tone is necessary, though, and judge TechCrunch based on that.
- argumentum 13y agoWhat? This is the Founders Fund headed by Peter Thiel who is constantly in the news for his very strident libertarianism. They've never shied away from controversy in the least.