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Peter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billion (fortune.com)
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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Germany produced Hitler, Trump and Thiel...

WTF is in the water over there...

[–] littleomid@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago

Hitler was Austrian.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

So barely being connected to Germany counts as being "produced" by it?

Hitler was born in Austria to Austrian parents and was raised in Germany, sure. You can blame his German upbringing.

But Trump was born in New York. So was his dad. And his mom is from Scotland.

Thiel was born in Germany but his family moved in South Africa when he was an infant and then moved again to the US before he was a teen.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I though Thiel was South African?

[–] new_guy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's Musk

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Thiel was also raised in South Africa, during apartheid, and was schoolmates with a lot of… shall we say… german speaking individuals

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You know I'm beginning to think this apartheid thing might have been a bad influence.

[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

Another fun fact, they imported a bunch of those white Africans to live here lol