Peter Thiel
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Peter Thiel is a an American billionaire known for projects such as co-founding PayPal with Max Levchin and Elon Musk as well as buying a 10% share in Facebook.
Views
Possibly one of the world's richest transhumanists, he has invested in MIRI, Singularity University,[1] OpenAI, life extension projects such as SENS and is registered for cryonic suspension.[2]
To many, he is a prime example of an eccentric Silicon Valley investor.[3] He is also unusual for someone in his position in that he is religious, Christian and spiritual.[4]
He has often espoused anti-democratic views, suggesting that libertarian style freedom are incompatible with elements such as women's suffrage.[5] Such contemporary yet conservative politics align him with the small neo-reactionary movement.[6]
His view that college education is a bubble and provides little value beyond the admissions process (which identifies people as being bright), and his consequent encouragement of super-bright students to drop out of university, has been criticised by Vivek Wadha as contributing to "a race to the bottom of the global economic ladder".[7]
Thiel has expressed much interest in radical life extension, such as the potential life-extending effects of parabiosis, the practice of transplanting blood from a youthful organism to an older one.[8][9]
Politics
His political support has leant conservative–libertarian. He also was member of the Libertarian Party[10] until Trump entered the presidential race. He then switched his membership to the Republican Party and donated in Republican primaries to Donald Trump for the 2016 election.[11][12]
Following the 2016 Trump election victory, he acted as a technology advisor to the Trump Administration.[13]
External links
- Peter Thiel on the Geek Feminism Wiki
Peter Thiel on Wikipedia- peterthiel on Twitter
References
- ↑ Peter Thiel Challenges Silicon Valley’s Wealthy to Back “Breakthrough” Philanthropic Causes
- ↑ Peter Thiel: the billionaire tech entrepreneur on a mission to cheat death
- ↑ A Guide To The Best Inside Jokes On HBO's Hit Comedy 'Silicon Valley'
- ↑ The Tech-Christian Apologist Who Demolished Gawker
- ↑ Facebook Billionaire Peter Thiel: It sucks that women have the vote
- ↑ Why Peter Thiel Wants to Topple Gawker and Elect Donald Trump
- ↑ In defense of college: What Peter Thiel gets wrong, once again
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM9f0W2KD5s&t=10208
- ↑ https://www.inc.com/jeff-bercovici/peter-thiel-young-blood.html
- ↑ http://www.nndb.com/people/030/000124655/
- ↑ Ultimate Tech Bro Peter Thiel Will Be a Delegate for Trump
- ↑ Peter Thiel | Full Speech | 2016 Republican National Convention
- ↑ Peter Thiel to enter Trump inner circle as tech adviser