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> He's also Thiel backed.

Is having Thiel's association a positive thing still? Serious question.

Just don’t piss him off. Just got done reading “Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue.” Starts a bit slow and pretentious, but once it gets going... I dislike Thiel immensely, but hole-lee-shit he pulled off one of the most complicated, ruthless, and complete revenge plots I’ve ever heard of. That he kept secret for NINE YEARS while planning and executing (quite literally) his scheme.

Even if you know the story well, the book is worth a read or listen.

Thiel's a brilliant person who's misguided in regards to some things - a few bad ideas shouldn't particularly mean a person should be shunned entirely.

I would assume so. I couldn't care less about his political affiliations

His political affiliations are in conflict with his desire for long life, given who has the nuclear football.

I don’t care, I’m an atheist with no kids who’d be bored out of my mind before I hit 300 years old, much less 1,000.

If you're afraid of the nuclear football, isn't "standing right beside the person holding it" the best place to be, if you hope to have any shred of control over whether it gets dropped?

If you think you can convince him not to pull the trigger. I’d rather be standing at ground zero. Dying of radiation poisoning is an experience I don’t need to see to believe.

My father in law was at the bikini islands for the test runs (died of cancer), my great uncle was on the ground in Japan shorty after they dropped Hiroshima (died of cancer), and great uncle’s kids has Japanese rifles he recovered from sites that glowed in the dark as late as the mid 70s.

How's that NK thing going?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFqJgpBud0k

From a bank balance perspective, yes!

(Probably anyway, I don't personally know anyone that is Thiel backed)

Oh, I thought the implication was the other way around, something to do with Thiel's political leanings. My bad.

Given Thiel's interest in longevity, yes

Oh great; an immortal Peter Thiel, just what the world needs...!

from a political perspective, no. if you care about actual technological accomplishments, as a technologist, peter thiel's endorsement should matter a lot.

Absolutely, especially depending on our audience. To your typical SJW crowd, probably not. To everyone else, yes.

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