▲ 439 ▼ Quote of the day by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel: 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible' — a foundational thesis of the new tech elite (www.techradar.com) submitted 4 months ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) Why does he think his opinion on this matters? permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) You've read that in. You shared an opinion just now, but that doesn't mean you believe your opinion is important and matters on this issue. Keumars Afifi-Sabet (or more likely, their editor) thinks his opinion matters, or at least, is marketable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago I didn't read that in. He travels all around the world and spends millions upon millions of dollars to astroturf his opinion on politics and governance. He clearly thinks his opinion matters, and he thinks his money is what makes it matter. Contrast that with everyone else whose opinions he apparently thinks doesn't matter, since A). They don't have the money to do what he does and B). He wants to disenfranchise them by ending democracy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago Probably because every stupid mouth shit he takes gets breathlessly printed and discussed around the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) You've read that in. You shared an opinion just now, but that doesn't mean you believe your opinion is important and matters on this issue. Keumars Afifi-Sabet (or more likely, their editor) thinks his opinion matters, or at least, is marketable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago I didn't read that in. He travels all around the world and spends millions upon millions of dollars to astroturf his opinion on politics and governance. He clearly thinks his opinion matters, and he thinks his money is what makes it matter. Contrast that with everyone else whose opinions he apparently thinks doesn't matter, since A). They don't have the money to do what he does and B). He wants to disenfranchise them by ending democracy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago I didn't read that in. He travels all around the world and spends millions upon millions of dollars to astroturf his opinion on politics and governance. He clearly thinks his opinion matters, and he thinks his money is what makes it matter. Contrast that with everyone else whose opinions he apparently thinks doesn't matter, since A). They don't have the money to do what he does and B). He wants to disenfranchise them by ending democracy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago Probably because every stupid mouth shit he takes gets breathlessly printed and discussed around the world. permalink fedilink source parent