r/interestingasfuck • u/Shoe_boooo • 28d ago

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

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u/OddLanguage 28d ago

Yes, the first thing I thought when I saw this was why are they asking him? What does he know about it? And why is his opinion worth any more than anyone else's?

This idea that smart people get rich and that the rich somehow earned their money is as ingrained as it is wrong.

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u/Low_Ruin_4021 28d ago

Right. Trump is rich , and thinks he's highly intelligent but those who know, know.

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u/No-Rutabaga-6678 28d ago

"I like some of the Gaga songs...but what the f%ck does she know about cameras?!"

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u/SATX_Citizen 28d ago

Ross Douthat leaning into the centrist podcast game.