Seems like Peter Thiel just has a policy to keep a finger in a lot of pies. Reminds me of the time Yarvin wrote a criticism of Sam Altman:

> Sam Altman (whom I don't know, but SF is a small town and I probably know someone who knows him) ... [1]

It's amusing that the missing link between them would be Peter Thiel.

([1]: If you really want to read the full post you can easily find it using Google.)