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It is a bit ironic that Peter Thiel is backing Palantir, and is the biggest investor in the marijuana trade. They seem like opposite ends of the spectrum.
by brooklyndude 12y ago
It is a bit ironic that Peter Thiel is backing Palantir, and is the biggest investor in the marijuana trade. They seem like opposite ends of the spectrum.
- BinaryIdiot 12y agoBacking? He was a founder.
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- driverdan 12y agoWhat makes you think Thiel is "the biggest investor in the marijuana trade"? I think you read into the latest press a bit much.
- CamperBob2 12y agoTo the extent Thiel's competition comes from the illegal drug trade, the connection is maybe not so surprising.
- pizza 12y agoInvestment knows no spectrum
- pmorici 12y agoSounds like the same end of the spectrum to me. That being the businesses that make lots of money end.
- dcre 12y agoWhen things seem contradictory, it usually means you're missing something.
- orbifold 12y agoI find that not entirely contradictory, both are tools of societal control. From a perspective of power, whether you legalize marijuana or not is not a question of personal liberty but what is of greater utility to your immediate political goals. I think it is an open secret that the 1960-70s criminalisation of drugs was not really because of concern for the health of the users, but because it was an effective way to suppress and ultimately eliminate the threat of the emerging counter culture. Maybe in light of growing inequality and youth unemployment marijuana is seen as one of the diversion tools to prevent the poor from taking political action. Especially because it has roughly the intended effects, when used regularly. Note that it is not entirely out of the question that people in power think that way, for example the 60-70's were perceived as a "Crisis of Democracy" in parts of the establishment.
- tomaskafka 12y agoThis. Almost all work of the three lettered agencies could be classified as "revolution prevention" = mechanisms for supressing backslash from society at the controlling elites.
- grumblestumble 12y agoYou obviously don't know too many potheads. Unbridled, foaming-at-the-mouth libertarianism seems to be the endgame of long-term marijuana-induced delirium.
- jsprogrammer 12y agoAre you implying that particular chemicals drive specific ideological responses in the human brain?