How would you interpret Thiel's “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible"?
replyAre you going to suggest that Thiel's role as chairman of Palantir is ceremonial and he's just there to make the tea and arrange the flowers?
> How would you interpret Thiel's “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible"?
replyThe point is that democracies tend to want to erode liberties. Take the age gating bills floating around as an example.
The solution Thiel proposes is not eliminating democracy. It's building technology that governments cannot easily control. Cryptocurrency is one good example of this.