Peter Thiel and the Antichrist(www.nytimes.com)
13 pointsby d_silin7 months ago4 comments
  • debo_7 months ago
    I feel myself getting stupider reading this the farther I get.
    • slater7 months ago
      That's what reading about Thiel does to ya.
    • bigyabai7 months ago
      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.

      • Zigurd7 months ago
        He thinks he's a straussian Jedi master putting one over on the normies
  • ethan_smith7 months ago
    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.
    • sloproth7 months ago
      Could you point me to that essay? A search for "Thiel 2009 essay" gives his essay for the Cato Institute titled, "The Education of a Libertarian". That's not the article you're referring to, correct?

      He touched on this argument in his conversation with N.T. Wright in 2015, which I found fascinating. I would love to read his written thoughts on it. Thank you!

  • Jtsummers7 months ago
    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).