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Interesting how when you’re on top of the world you no longer need democracy. Must be nice.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/10/2018 at 15:05 UTC
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When you are swimming with money, Democracy is an impediment to what you want. They want to just buy whatever laws or rules they desire but its these pesky peasants and their ability to choose their own rulers.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/10/2018 at 15:17 UTC
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I have a slightly different take than this. Thiel in particular strikes me as insecure and not as bright as he thinks he is.
He's worth somewhere around $3-$4 billion. A huge number in absolute terms, but for someone who believes net worth = human worth, he's a 3 and the top score is close to 100, or 200 if you count people like Putin.
I think the dark enlightenment movement is for people who think they should be worth more but are being held back by things like democracy and enlightenment principles.
So it's not that it's nice to be on top. It's that he's an insecure loser in his own mind and he blames other people rather than himself.
So basically like Trump or any white supremacist living in the American South. Or Hitler.
You know, the most dangerous kind of people.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/10/2018 at 16:50 UTC
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When you have all the power you don't want to share.