Part Three: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy
2024/11/5
Behind the Bastards
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Robert Evans
Robert Evans: 本期节目探讨了 Peter Thiel 如何通过对 Gawker 的诉讼以及在 2008 年金融危机中的投资失误，对民主制度造成负面影响。节目中分析了 Thiel 对 Gawker 的诉讼动机，包括 Gawker 报道其性取向的方式、对媒体的看法以及潜在的商业利益受损。此外，节目还探讨了 Thiel 在 2008 年金融危机期间的投资决策失误，以及他对末日论的信仰如何影响了他的投资策略。最后，节目还分析了 Thiel 投资 Palantir 公司以及该公司在数据挖掘和监控方面的争议。
Noah Shackman: 本期节目深入探讨了 Peter Thiel 的复杂性和矛盾性。一方面，他是一个成功的企业家和投资者，另一方面，他的政治观点和行为却对民主制度构成威胁。节目中，我与 Robert Evans 共同分析了 Thiel 的行为动机，包括其对权力和影响力的渴望、对自由意志主义的信仰以及对自身形象的维护。我们还探讨了 Thiel 的投资决策如何受到其个人偏见和信仰的影响，以及 Palantir 公司在数据挖掘和监控方面所引发的伦理和社会问题。
Deep Dive
This chapter details the beginning of Peter Thiel's conflict with Gawker Media, starting with Valleywag's article outing him as gay. While Thiel was relatively open about his sexuality in his personal life, the article, particularly a line questioning his paranoia about its discovery, angered him. The chapter explores different interpretations of Thiel's reaction, including his discomfort with Gawker's tabloid style and his possible desire to maintain plausible deniability with business connections in the Middle East.
- Valleywag outed Peter Thiel as gay in 2007.
- Thiel was reportedly more upset by the article's insinuation of psychological problems than the outing itself.
- Thiel's anger at Gawker may have been fueled by their tabloid style and critical coverage of the tech industry, which contrasted with the generally uncritical tech journalism of the time.
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