Thiel says he’s trying to get entrepreneurs to go after bigger problems (2014)

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Post by misotaur » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 4:45 PM UTC

Re: Thiel says he’s trying to get entrepreneurs to go after bigger problems (2014)

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Post by montycantsin » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:42 PM UTC

Do you think he's referring to a Muslim registry or drones?

#3

Post by kristianc » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:46 PM UTC

Well as someone who spent $10m shutting down a blog he didn't like, I guess he should know.

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Post by Roritharr » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:48 PM UTC

How about doing something meaningful about the Clathrate Gun?

Turning the Methane Deposits into a business would be nice.

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Post by antingate2 » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:54 PM UTC

montycantsin wrote: post #2

Do you think he's referring to a Muslim registry or drones?

Solving the Muslim problem would be solving one of the hardest problem to solve.

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Post by saosebastiao » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:54 PM UTC

The dismantling of the rent-seeking civil-liberties-stomping military industrial complex sounds like a good problem to tackle. Palantir first.

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Post by kobeya » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:54 PM UTC

montycantsin wrote: post #2

Do you think he's referring to a Muslim registry or drones?

Was that necessary?

#8

Post by idlewords » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:55 PM UTC

This is from 2014.

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Post by elmar » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:57 PM UTC

it's from 2014

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Post by nvalleysilico » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 5:58 PM UTC

Fighting hate and white supremacy would be a big one.