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Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by 0xbear »

swang wrote: post #93
evangelista wrote: post #42

I am still really puzzled over exactly why Peter Thiel so so hated. I believe the level of hatred is completely unwarranted. From my understanding, it boils down to this: - He is remotely associated with Trump - He helped take down Gawker - ....something something something...but he backed Trump! For the Gawker part: Gawker outed him without his permission. Outing a gay man is something the tabloids used to do in the…

He is a hypocrite. Libertarian, on the Committee for Protection of Journalists, but hey I don't like what you said about me. I'm going to lie in wait for 8-9 years and then secretly fund a lawsuit against you with a possibly winnable case. (PS: I don't want to see a Hulk Hogan sextape anymore than Hulk Hogan wanted it released) Gay, but will willingly support candidates who are against gay people: Ted Cruz, Donald Tr…

In what way is Trump “against gay people”?

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by ubernostrum »

kenneth wrote: post #26
tptacek wrote: post #10

Can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument? They ended the entire part-time-partner program, and transitioned some of the part-timers to advisor roles. Thiel is one of multiple part-timers not to become an advisor. You are not going to get an answer, or more "context", from YC about the political implications of this change. No matter how many times you ask and how carefully you word the questi…

How can you say "can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument" and end your post with a divisive political opinion (that you think people with opposing viewpoints should be silenced)? You're literally inviting the debate that you're calling long and pointless. Or perhaps you just want to only share your opinion without others having the same opportunity, so you can have the last word? Personally,…

that you think people with opposing viewpoints should be silence

That's a funny way of phrasing "people who strongly disagree with each other should be able to disassociate from each other without being attacked for doing so".

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by ubernostrum »

johnrichardson wrote: post #120

I'm a big fan of Peter Thiel, and of anyone who's a divergent thinker and has well thought out opinions that run contrary to mainstream ideology (e.g., Noam Chomsky). If YC ended its relationship with Peter because of his political affiliations, I'd find that extremely unfortunate. Any institution which closes itself off to outside information, challenging viewpoints and diversity of thought risks becoming an ideolog…

Any institution which closes itself off to outside information, challenging viewpoints and diversity of thought

Do you make sure to attend flat-earth meetings?

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by [deleted] »

tptacek wrote: post #10

Can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument? They ended the entire part-time-partner program, and transitioned some of the part-timers to advisor roles. Thiel is one of multiple part-timers not to become an advisor. You are not going to get an answer, or more "context", from YC about the political implications of this change. No matter how many times you ask and how carefully you word the questi…

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Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

#135

Post by futhey »

0xbear wrote: post #131
swang wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He is a hypocrite. Libertarian, on the Committee for Protection of Journalists, but hey I don't like what you said about me. I'm going to lie in wait for 8-9 years and then secretly fund a lawsuit against you with a possibly winnable case. (PS: I don't want to see a Hulk Hogan sextape anymore than Hulk Hogan wanted it released) Gay, but will willingly support candidates who are against gay people: Ted Cruz, Donald Tr…

In what way is Trump “against gay people”?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/white-house-l...

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by 0xbear »

futhey wrote: post #135
0xbear wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In what way is Trump “against gay people”?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/white-house-l...

Trump does not control DOJ. And transgender service members were only allowed less than a year before they were disallowed. Moreover, the “ban” is only a suspension of continued implementation, those already in service can continue to serve, and will not be denied reenlistment. Somehow no one had any issues with Obama not allowing them for 7 years, not even a peep was heard, and he was never called the enemy of gay people. I’m not even going to dignify the third thing on that list with a response.

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

#137

Post by Mithaldu »

kenneth wrote: post #26
tptacek wrote: post #10

Can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument? They ended the entire part-time-partner program, and transitioned some of the part-timers to advisor roles. Thiel is one of multiple part-timers not to become an advisor. You are not going to get an answer, or more "context", from YC about the political implications of this change. No matter how many times you ask and how carefully you word the questi…

How can you say "can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument" and end your post with a divisive political opinion (that you think people with opposing viewpoints should be silenced)? You're literally inviting the debate that you're calling long and pointless. Or perhaps you just want to only share your opinion without others having the same opportunity, so you can have the last word? Personally,…

Trump isn't "reprehensible", his actions are literally killing people.

People who agree with Trump either directly condone the deaths of people, or are so ignorant that nothing they could say would be valuable.

Trying to portray it as "opposing political opinions" is a laughable insult to people for whom it's a matter of survival.

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by shadowtree »

SeoxyS wrote: post #128
shadowtree wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He also wrote a libertarian pamphlet where he called women's right to vote a blocker of a truly capitalist democracy. Never backed down that claim. Here is the pamphlet, from 2009: https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio... Quote: "Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women — two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians — h…

I'm not sure why that quote that people keep bringing up is so outrageous to people. In my opinion, it's a pretty factual analysis of the political climate; in which the voter demographics have shifted in a way which makes it tough for libertarians to win elections. Welfare recipients, for obvious reasons, are anti-libertarian. Women, supposedly, are also less libertarian than men? I don't know if that's true; but re…

You should read the whole text then.

He proposes the creation of a new society, on an oilrig or on Mars, than can be ideal. Thereby outlining there would be no voting rights for women there.

And by the way, if you accept universal suffrage as hindering your cause, mayheps you take a good look in the mirror.

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by bedhead »

kenneth wrote: post #26
tptacek wrote: post #10

Can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument? They ended the entire part-time-partner program, and transitioned some of the part-timers to advisor roles. Thiel is one of multiple part-timers not to become an advisor. You are not going to get an answer, or more "context", from YC about the political implications of this change. No matter how many times you ask and how carefully you word the questi…

How can you say "can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument" and end your post with a divisive political opinion (that you think people with opposing viewpoints should be silenced)? You're literally inviting the debate that you're calling long and pointless. Or perhaps you just want to only share your opinion without others having the same opportunity, so you can have the last word? Personally,…

Yeah you have to love people who construct the rules of a conversation up front so that they can be the only person who is right.

Re: Y Combinator Cuts Ties with Peter Thiel After Ending Part-Time Partner Program

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Post by dogma1138 »

Mithaldu wrote: post #137
kenneth wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can you say "can we save ourselves a really long, pointless political argument" and end your post with a divisive political opinion (that you think people with opposing viewpoints should be silenced)? You're literally inviting the debate that you're calling long and pointless. Or perhaps you just want to only share your opinion without others having the same opportunity, so you can have the last word? Personally,…

Trump isn't "reprehensible", his actions are literally killing people. People who agree with Trump either directly condone the deaths of people, or are so ignorant that nothing they could say would be valuable. Trying to portray it as "opposing political opinions" is a laughable insult to people for whom it's a matter of survival .

Same goes for every other president.

Obama extended the drone program considerably because to him it was a convenient way of both “keeping” his promises and maintaining US political and security interests.

Does that means that everyone who voted for him and agreed with most of his policies directly condoned deaths of far more people than what Trump’s policies at least currently may have contributed too?

Every US president and a few other world leaders would end up killing people through both direct and indirect actions.

But in all honesty this isn’t what this discussion is about. “Trump killing people” is effectively the new Poe’s law, it’s a statement that doesn’t have any meaningful substance behind it and it’s only goal is to end the discussion.

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