The article nails PT's fascination with Girardian revelation and Trump-era influence, but it’s more hype than substance—exaggerating his Financial Times essay into a cultish sermon, leaning on unverified blood plasma tales, and stretching his AI critiques into a god-making fetish. Thiel’s real push is for systemic disruption, not a Silicon Valley religion, and while his power’s undeniable in 2025, the piece’s sensationalism clouds its truth. Check his own words at Hoover or FT for the real scoop.