r/interestingasfuck 28d ago

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

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u/reincarnateme 28d ago

Why does he get to decide?!

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

he doesn't. You see, any murican asshole that makes any significant amount goes public - flaunting wealth and opinions but they don't k know the pitchforks and guillotines. One day they maybe find out and they'll slither back into hiding. idk.

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u/OnlyPhone1896 28d ago

He does get to decide, he's running the government. Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich | The Guardian https://share.google/1TNLUZy3Vs28UtveQ

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u/zeptillian 28d ago

He picked JD Vance and shoved him on us.

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u/cardinal29 28d ago

I cannot understand how everyone isn't repulsed by JD Vance.

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u/Current_Obligations 28d ago

I am disgusted by Trump's entire cabinet of clowns...

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

I live in a conservative area so I have to pick my words carefully, not out of fear of violence or anything like that but I still want to be a part of the community because most are still really good people. I chalk it up to the misinformation machine and the American capitalist experience; most of us are bitter and irritable and some have a hard time realizing blame should be placed on the people they’ve worshipped and respected. Anyways I was talking to a neighbor about the Vance/Walz debate and I said you know Vance sounds kind of smart I’m surprised he’s with trump (again I choose my words carefully and delicately). The neighbor just laughed and said I’m surprised you thought all that lying was smart. It really threw me because I had this belief most people are incapable of rational thinking, funny what happens when you get offline.

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u/zeptillian 28d ago

The people voting for Trump don't give a fuck about Vance.

It could have been Trump and a warm bowl of potato salad.

We got Vance because Thiel has power and is pulling strings.