>arguably the world’s most influential technology investor.

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Who takes their time to listen to all his bullshit and then write an article about him? I don't believe in any religion, but Jesus be with you bro

> With a skepticism towards consensus, Thiel says: “We always think that democracy is a good thing, and in a Democracy, the majority is more right than wrong. 51% is more right than 49%. 70% is even more right. But if you get to 99.9%, maybe that’s totally right — or maybe you’re in North Korea.”

This is inane and pretentious.

I’ve yet to see anything from this so-called intellectual that isn’t superficial theorising wrapped in a cloth of obscure cant, or millenarian nonsense.

The religion of Thiel.

For the same reason some Nazi officials looked into the occult (yeah, real world "Riders of the Lost Ark" style). Hubris and desire for ultimate control.