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Title. I honestly think he is genuinely more clever than the richer, more glory hogging power players, but that's just a guess.

https://www.padmagazine.co.uk/lifestyle/peter-thiels-net-worth-how-rich-is-the-paypal-founder-in-2025/27058/

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[โ€“] Maeve@kbin.earth 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

His private bunker and shock collar apocalypse planning being reported got him on my radar. I can't give the first damn about his sexuality, and the politicians don't either. It's just something else to entertain the masses.

Race, and other privilege appear to matter, very much. Not as much as money, though.

It's telling Thiel finished education but discourages others. Maybe his Machiavellianism is the key?

Maybe he likes being a tad unpredictable. If I had to choose if I wanted to be his friend or if I wanted to be stuck in an elevator with him for an hour, I'd clearly say neither, thanks. History will probably record him as a stirrup-holder of full born fascism.