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Along with several things that Peter Thiel has said recently that made me think "well, that surely decreases his authority in my mind" when he recently professe

by wahsd 12y ago

Along with several things that Peter Thiel has said recently that made me think "well, that surely decreases his authority in my mind" when he recently professed his love and addiction to the Drudge Report I could not help thinking that he really lacks any credibility. Someone who is addicted to drudge mental trash and right wing rage-baiting really kind of shows a deep lack of significant mental capacities.

seizethecheese 12y ago
This could be in a textbook as an example of an ad hominem attack.
api 12y ago
I like to check Drudge Report. It answers the "what do the wingnut think tanks want me to think today?" question, which forms a part of my mental picture of the current political state of affairs. I really respect and enjoy Peter's opinions on a lot of matters, but politics isn't really one of them. That being said-- at present there is not a single person in the entire sphere of politics saying anything interesting. The left is irrelevant. The right is irrelevant. Libertarians are irrelevant. Nobody in politics has any good ideas about anything, and most political jaw-flappers sound like they're hailing from some kind of parallel universe where their obsolete world views make sense. For many years I've had this profound sense that all existing political philosophies have failed in that they are unable to suggest any viable solutions to today's problems.
bzalasky 12y ago
The Drudge Report is a political tabloid. Which stories it aggregates and which stories it ignores is a compelling read into right-wing bias (as presented by one man, though I'm sure he has help these days). Matt Drudge also has a flare for writing headlines. I wouldn't judge Peter Thiel because he (supposedly) finds it entertaining to keep tabs on the right-wing, and a big part of media culture (regardless of what his political subscriptions are).
throwaway_sep29 12y ago
Some of the smartest people I know tend to do this. There's one Google engineer who is a friend of mine who's incredibly talented, she graduated from a top school, straight 4.0. She did her undergrad+masters in under 4 years without taking any summer classes. Extremely well respected at work -- yet outside of work she likes to wind down and read gossip magazines. Another friend graduated valedictorian, went to work at Goldman Sachs, and on the offtime he enjoys listening to hardcore rap and ludacris.

by wahsd 12y ago

seizethecheese 12y ago

This could be in a textbook as an example of an ad hominem attack.

api 12y ago

I like to check Drudge Report. It answers the "what do the wingnut think tanks want me to think today?" question, which forms a part of my mental picture of the current political state of affairs. I really respect and enjoy Peter's opinions on a lot of matters, but politics isn't really one of them. That being said-- at present there is not a single person in the entire sphere of politics saying anything interesting. The left is irrelevant. The right is irrelevant. Libertarians are irrelevant. Nobody in politics has any good ideas about anything, and most political jaw-flappers sound like they're hailing from some kind of parallel universe where their obsolete world views make sense. For many years I've had this profound sense that all existing political philosophies have failed in that they are unable to suggest any viable solutions to today's problems.

bzalasky 12y ago

The Drudge Report is a political tabloid. Which stories it aggregates and which stories it ignores is a compelling read into right-wing bias (as presented by one man, though I'm sure he has help these days). Matt Drudge also has a flare for writing headlines. I wouldn't judge Peter Thiel because he (supposedly) finds it entertaining to keep tabs on the right-wing, and a big part of media culture (regardless of what his political subscriptions are).

throwaway_sep29 12y ago

Some of the smartest people I know tend to do this. There's one Google engineer who is a friend of mine who's incredibly talented, she graduated from a top school, straight 4.0. She did her undergrad+masters in under 4 years without taking any summer classes. Extremely well respected at work -- yet outside of work she likes to wind down and read gossip magazines. Another friend graduated valedictorian, went to work at Goldman Sachs, and on the offtime he enjoys listening to hardcore rap and ludacris.