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It's interesting that the consensus assumption is that he's been hired for value he'll add in the future, rather than the things he's already done to enrich Thiel.

Gardening.

Actually most politicians pensions are pretty generous, and they generally don't need to work, financially.

Kurz is 35. Someone with the drive to become leader of a country in his 30s is not going to want to spend the next 5 decades gardening.

Perhaps he could dedicate himself to undoing the evil he committed during his term, rather than going to work for an out Fascist?

I was disagreeing with you but after thinking about it some more I wonder if not being able to profit in any way from the work they did as leaders might attract a different kind of people in the first place.

Not practical of course but interesting to think about.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58729505 Sarkozy was sentenced too