The article examines Thiel's 2009 essay where he argued technology and Christianity are compatible worldviews, contrasting with current discourse that often positions them as opposing forces.
It does make me feel a bit sad for how deep in the hole Thiel (et al) are. These aren't stupid people we're talking about, Peter knows he's lying through his teeth. But he has to construct a narrative where he was the right guy, because that's what people pay him for. It's his job, laundering trust.
It's just a shame that Thiel doesn't show a similar amount of empathy for the lives he's ruined. So many billionaires who want to fix the world by breaking it in the way that flatters them most.
The article examines Thiel's 2009 essay where he argued technology and Christianity are compatible worldviews, contrasting with current discourse that often positions them as opposing forces.
https://archive.is/J1TTW
I feel myself getting stupider reading this the farther I get.
That's what reading about Thiel does to ya.
It does make me feel a bit sad for how deep in the hole Thiel (et al) are. These aren't stupid people we're talking about, Peter knows he's lying through his teeth. But he has to construct a narrative where he was the right guy, because that's what people pay him for. It's his job, laundering trust.
It's just a shame that Thiel doesn't show a similar amount of empathy for the lives he's ruined. So many billionaires who want to fix the world by breaking it in the way that flatters them most.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44390263
Earlier discussion, but only 8 comments (two of which are the archive link and a non-paywall link).