Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
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Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
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Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#2I don't remember hearing that he left but Thiel isn't on the YC partner list on either Crunchbase or YC itself.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/y-combinator/current...
Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#3His words haven't matched his actions for quite some time now, with the common theme being whatever is good for Mr. P. Thiel is what he's up to, prior pontifications be damned.
Free speech --> Sue a magazine
Capitalism rules --> Sue because a company is too powerful
For a self proclaimed libertarian, his actions are about as libertarian as a baked potato.
Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#4I wonder why Google in particular and not the others like Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon etc. who enjoy similar market power?
Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#5I wonder why Google in particular and not the others like Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon etc. who enjoy similar market power?
I would suspect because Peter Thiel is a conservative, and none of those others are bankrolling the Democratic Party nearly as heavily.
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#6I think we've seen Thiel do this before, indirectly fund opposition to organizations he doesn't like when he can't attack them directly. He's also funded lots of politicians that work quite hard to restrict rights at every level of government, including, frankly, that are rather adamantly against equal rights for gay people. He's a great representation that some people will align themselves with anyone to further their own personal agenda, without respect for how it might affect others. He's personally been outspoken about the "dangers" of multiculturalism, gender and ethnic diversity, although I will give him credit for apologizing about his rape comments.
I'm not saying this because I disagree with him politically, I just think he's not a great example of what kind of leaders we want moving forward, and given his behavior in the past, I wouldn't put this past him.
Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#7He’s proving as a libertarian how regulatory capture works by trying to engage in it. Perhaps while he’s at it the AG can look into Palintir’s spook contracts and police state contracts.
Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#8I wonder why Google in particular and not the others like Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon etc. who enjoy similar market power?
Well, Peter Thiel is on the board of Facebook...
Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#9His words haven't matched his actions for quite some time now, with the common theme being whatever is good for Mr. P. Thiel is what he's up to, prior pontifications be damned. Free speech --> Sue a magazine Capitalism rules --> Sue because a company is too powerful For a self proclaimed libertarian, his actions are about as libertarian as a baked potato.
> Free speech --> Sue a magazine
Free speech doesn’t mean freedom from being held to account for your speech.
Re: Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google?
#10His words haven't matched his actions for quite some time now, with the common theme being whatever is good for Mr. P. Thiel is what he's up to, prior pontifications be damned. Free speech --> Sue a magazine Capitalism rules --> Sue because a company is too powerful For a self proclaimed libertarian, his actions are about as libertarian as a baked potato.
> Free speech --> Sue a magazine Free speech doesn’t mean freedom from being held to account for your speech.
held to account != able to be sued legally. i agree that getting protested is one thug but getting sued and shut down is a legal issue which is contrary to free speech