Peter Thiel Parts Ways with Silicon Valley

Re:Peter Thiel Parts Ways with Silicon Valley by mft_ on Thursday February 15, 2018 @10:07AM (#16384544)

> intolerance, dominance, lack of accountability and an insistence on some Ayn Rand-ian gibberish philosophy of the World.

> Most of his political and economic philosophy seems to be the same gauche pastiche of SV's obsession with Rand. So, yeah, good riddance.

> TL;DR: Bye! Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out! Come back when you've got a little more mature and empathic towards others if you want!

LOL... I really don’t understand where he got the idea that there's an intolerance of conservatism in SV... /s

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Re:Peter Thiel Parts Ways with Silicon Valley by Fins on Thursday February 15, 2018 @10:21AM (#16384685)

Is there some actual proof of that?

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Re:Peter Thiel Parts Ways with Silicon Valley by duozerk on Thursday February 15, 2018 @11:02AM (#16385042)

Here's a good introduction: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/silicon-valley-...

There's nothing definitive in this article specifically, mind you; but for one you can read more about his and his buddy Yarvin's toxic philosophy here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment#Summary_of_...

... and then read various essays by Thiel himself, where you'll encounter more dog whistles than in a dog training center.

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Re:Peter Thiel Parts Ways with Silicon Valley by Fins on Thursday February 15, 2018 @11:13AM (#16385145)

Well, this is all guilt by association at best.

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