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Re:Peter Thiel’s Politics Become a Deal-Killer in Silicon Va... by grzm on Monday October 24, 2016 @02:23PM (#12781390)
"The notion that you can throw in with a campaign in this manner and expect people to act like this is somehow disconnected from every other part of your life, and especially your business life, is absurd."

Agreed. Throw in with a campaign or do anything else for that matter. Has there been anything from Peter Thiel on the response to his donation? I think it's highly likely he anticipated some kind of response to his donation. He may well have weighed this very response when making his decision to donate.

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Re:Peter Thiel’s Politics Become a Deal-Killer in Silicon Va... by ashark on Monday October 24, 2016 @02:41PM (#12781562)
> Has there been anything from Peter Thiel on the response to his donation?

Right, to be clear I wasn't likening Thiel in particular to the kid in my analogy, since, like you, I'm not aware of how or even whether he's weighed in on this.

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Re:Peter Thiel’s Politics Become a Deal-Killer in Silicon Va... by grzm on Monday October 24, 2016 @03:18PM (#12781911)
That was clear to me. Likewise I hope you didn't take my comment as assuming you were! Your analogy got me thinking about the situation from Thiel's perspective. This whole election has had me thinking about a lot of things.

Frankly, part of why I responded to you was because it looks like you're trying to look at the behavior in general rather than the politics in particular, and I appreciate that. I'm trying to do the same.

Thanks for being part of that!

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