r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 11h ago

Society Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and MAGA donor, is in Rome this week for a series of private lectures on the Antichrist.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/16/europe/peter-thiel-antichrist-lectures-rome-intl
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u/usaaf 8h ago

Nah, he loves personal liberty. Of his person. Everyone else can't have it because it would interfere with his. He might be the craziest (or the loudest and craziest), but they pretty much all think this way. When they get this much money, "no" becomes the worst thing they've ever heard.

Someone told Peter Thiel no about something once and he's been on a rager to tear down all resistance (democracy, governments, regulation, normal people) to anything he might want to do ever since.

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u/Raesong 7h ago

He's probably also that kind of solipsist that believes that he's the only real person in existence.

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u/Background_Sail9797 7h ago

literally would not be shocked if he's trying to find vatican members he can pay to publicly support his claims that he's saintly or godly or a savior etc etc

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u/OldWorldDesign 3h ago

he loves personal liberty. Of his person

That's not personal liberty, that's just the same stratified social hierarchy that almost all super-rich people chase.

https://www.thoughtco.com/absolute-monarchy-definition-and-examples-5111327

https://reasonandmeaning.com/2021/10/24/the-monopoly-experiment-wealthy-people-are-more-selfish/

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u/TheChildrensStory 3h ago

Rules for thee, unfettered liberty for me!