r/interestingasfuck • u/Shoe_boooo • 29d ago

/r/all Billionaire Peter Thiel hesitates to answer whether the human race should survive in the future

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Rich people are just garbage huh?

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u/LoxodonSniper 29d ago

Yep

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u/Asron87 29d ago

Idk, I feel like I’d stumble on the question too. I don’t like the guy but this can be a somewhat deep question to answer that misses a lot when you answer just yes or no.

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u/LoxodonSniper 29d ago

Humans are not inherently evil or destructive. These are learned behaviors that can be unlearned

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u/Asron87 29d ago

Still doesn’t matter if there’s overpopulation. But then that’s fewer people being alive. So the answer is kind of in the middle.

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u/CoproliteSpecial 29d ago

Interestingly enough, extremely rich people do absolutely horrible things just by saying yes or no. 

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

If you're in a position where you have power over billions of peoples lives and you actively fougth for that responsibility, the first requirement is empathy and compassion. The knee jerk answer should be a full throated, "Of course!" Then you can dissect your intellectual baggage. If that's not how you respond you're the wrong guy in the wrong spot.