They were very smart and far-sighted when they secured their stronghold on media, social media, and major electronic commodities from the beginning. They were thinking strategically.
Peter Thiel who invented Paypal is one of the good guys, actually. But perhaps he has nothing to do with Paypal anymore? From googling, it sounds like he has sold his shares.
I don't know what to do with this information. It causes cognitive dissonance in my head. I know that Peter Thiel is a follower and one of the major promoters (in the sense of giving money) of Rene Girard's teachings. You could look up Rene Girard. He is a Christian philosopher who has the best (in my opinion) insight into the evil-leaning human condition and a solution on how to combat evil, which is becoming aware of the evil instinct he calls mimetic desire. Becoming aware is often enough because you throw light on it and thus delay your automatic reaction, giving yourself enough time to react with your higher reason. I met Rene Girard on a couple of occasions and listened to him. He is a good person, and you immediately get this sense when you start reading one of his books. There should be one Peter Thiel - Rene Girard interview on Youtube from several year ago, maybe even ten or so.
This is why it's hard for me to accept that a thoroughly evil person would be spreading ideas of Rene Girard. It would be like shooting yourself in the foot. Perhaps Peter Thiel is not a perfect person and doesn't always do what preaches? I would be willing to accept this and put this issue on the back burner of my mind for now.
Trump also invited Thiel to be on his transition team. So maybe he knows that Thiel is basically good.
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AugustaJulia ago
They were very smart and far-sighted when they secured their stronghold on media, social media, and major electronic commodities from the beginning. They were thinking strategically.
Peter Thiel who invented Paypal is one of the good guys, actually. But perhaps he has nothing to do with Paypal anymore? From googling, it sounds like he has sold his shares.
ModsOrPedos ago
Thiel OWNS voat, he owns PALANTIR ( crown jewels of NSA ), Thiel is a VAMPIRE;
Yep, one of the good guys; NOT
It's still called the PAY-PAL MAFIA, and Thiel & MUSK are still the heads of the MAFIA.
AugustaJulia ago
I don't know what to do with this information. It causes cognitive dissonance in my head. I know that Peter Thiel is a follower and one of the major promoters (in the sense of giving money) of Rene Girard's teachings. You could look up Rene Girard. He is a Christian philosopher who has the best (in my opinion) insight into the evil-leaning human condition and a solution on how to combat evil, which is becoming aware of the evil instinct he calls mimetic desire. Becoming aware is often enough because you throw light on it and thus delay your automatic reaction, giving yourself enough time to react with your higher reason. I met Rene Girard on a couple of occasions and listened to him. He is a good person, and you immediately get this sense when you start reading one of his books. There should be one Peter Thiel - Rene Girard interview on Youtube from several year ago, maybe even ten or so.
This is why it's hard for me to accept that a thoroughly evil person would be spreading ideas of Rene Girard. It would be like shooting yourself in the foot. Perhaps Peter Thiel is not a perfect person and doesn't always do what preaches? I would be willing to accept this and put this issue on the back burner of my mind for now.
Trump also invited Thiel to be on his transition team. So maybe he knows that Thiel is basically good.