Folks hate Thiel for his politics. The article referenced by TFA was posted here, about half the comments were just ad hominem attacks on Thiel rather than attacking his argument.

That's somewhat disingenuous. People hate Thiel because of his personality and his actions - i.e. what he says and does - not only his politics. Saying somebody is hated because of their politics alone implies that they are simply hated for being an outspoken democrat, republican, libertarian, etc; and that that person has done nothing that would reasonably provoke the reaction they receive.

Thy aren’t necessarily helping Facebook. Giving a loudspeaker to a tech competitor helps their anti tech agenda. I mean, there’s almost a daily anti-tech op ed or some type of piece on NYT. Not once a month, not once a week, not once in a while when some new revelation comes out, but just about daily.

I’m not even disagreeing with the substance of these articles.

NYT is competing with these companies. Just keep that in mind. It’s awfully convenient to go specifically after your competitors.