Surely broke his privacy, but by no means was it offensive.
I get how HOGAN would be mad, but this seems like a whining billionaire without better ideas for his money. (irony much?)
2. If Thiel wanted anyone to know, it is his privilege to do so. It doesn't matter that it was not offensive to further_tech. Do you think it MAY have been offensive to Thiel?
2) If it was offensive to Thiel, he clearly has an ego problem. Regardless, the article did not ATTACK him or MOCKED his sexuality. Any normal gay person would find other means to deal with this.
2) So, when someone is outed, if they're offended, they have an ego problem? What planet are you from?
1) The 1st simply gives you freedom of speech. It doesn't matter if it is a gossip about someone.
2) I clearly was referring to the article exposing Thiel as gay ( his motivation for this). Because it clearly did not openly humiliated him, his overstated battle clearly shows an inflated ego.
Honestly, your answer and all the others sadly shows how rationality is just an "extra factor" when a "tech guru" is criticized. I expected more from this community.
We've banned this account for repeatedly violating the HN guidelines.
In practical terms for Thiel, there are likely large investors in the world (like say in the middle east) who might not be willing to invest in a VC who is gay, etc.
It's a better way to spend money than on a boat.
He did not "righted a wrong". This was a vicious "eye for an eye".
go on...
For 99.9% of human beings, such article would never make someone spend enough money to put this newspaper out of business.
> I'm not deciding for him
You kind of are... by pointing out what you think is expected behavior and judging his against that benchmark.
And 99.9% of human beings wouldn't have that kind of money to spend in the first place. Now, if you were to adjust the amount of money as a % of wealth down to the average income, would they spend that much, if that's all it took?