Peter Thiel

Sorry, which one do I think is most corrupt?

Well... Man, it's... There's something about Maybe it's just my hermeneutic of suspicion. But there's something about, you know, there's something about the virtue signaling and what does it mean. And I always think this is sort of a Europe – America versus Europe difference where in America we're told that – Philanthropy is something a good person does.

Well... Man, it's... There's something about Maybe it's just my hermeneutic of suspicion. But there's something about, you know, there's something about the virtue signaling and what does it mean. And I always think this is sort of a Europe – America versus Europe difference where in America we're told that – Philanthropy is something a good person does.

Well... Man, it's... There's something about Maybe it's just my hermeneutic of suspicion. But there's something about, you know, there's something about the virtue signaling and what does it mean. And I always think this is sort of a Europe – America versus Europe difference where in America we're told that – Philanthropy is something a good person does.

And if you're a Rockefeller and you start giving away all your money, this is just what a good person does and it shows how good you are. And then I think sort of the European intuition on it is something like, you know, wow, that's only something a very evil person does. And if you start giving away all your money in Europe, it's like, Joe, you must have murdered somebody.

And if you're a Rockefeller and you start giving away all your money, this is just what a good person does and it shows how good you are. And then I think sort of the European intuition on it is something like, you know, wow, that's only something a very evil person does. And if you start giving away all your money in Europe, it's like, Joe, you must have murdered somebody.

And if you're a Rockefeller and you start giving away all your money, this is just what a good person does and it shows how good you are. And then I think sort of the European intuition on it is something like, you know, wow, that's only something a very evil person does. And if you start giving away all your money in Europe, it's like, Joe, you must have murdered somebody.

You must be covering up for something. So there are these two very different intuitions. And I think the European one is more correct than the American one. And probably there's some history where the sort of left-wing philanthropy peaked in 2007, 2010, 2012. And there's these subtle ways we've become more European in our sensibilities as a society.

You must be covering up for something. So there are these two very different intuitions. And I think the European one is more correct than the American one. And probably there's some history where the sort of left-wing philanthropy peaked in 2007, 2010, 2012. And there's these subtle ways we've become more European in our sensibilities as a society.

You must be covering up for something. So there are these two very different intuitions. And I think the European one is more correct than the American one. And probably there's some history where the sort of left-wing philanthropy peaked in 2007, 2010, 2012. And there's these subtle ways we've become more European in our sensibilities as a society.

And so it has this very different valence from what it did uh 12 or 14 years ago but yeah it's all we ask all these questions like we're asking right now about bill gates where it's like okay he was you know it was like all the testimony in the microsoft antitrust trial in the 90s like he's cutting off the air supply he wants to strangle people

And so it has this very different valence from what it did uh 12 or 14 years ago but yeah it's all we ask all these questions like we're asking right now about bill gates where it's like okay he was you know it was like all the testimony in the microsoft antitrust trial in the 90s like he's cutting off the air supply he wants to strangle people

And so it has this very different valence from what it did uh 12 or 14 years ago but yeah it's all we ask all these questions like we're asking right now about bill gates where it's like okay he was you know it was like all the testimony in the microsoft antitrust trial in the 90s like he's cutting off the air supply he wants to strangle people

And he's like he's kind of a sociopathic guy, it seems. And then it's this giant whitewashing operation. And then somehow the whitewashing has been made too transparent and it gets deconstructed and exposed by the Internet or whatever.

And he's like he's kind of a sociopathic guy, it seems. And then it's this giant whitewashing operation. And then somehow the whitewashing has been made too transparent and it gets deconstructed and exposed by the Internet or whatever.

And he's like he's kind of a sociopathic guy, it seems. And then it's this giant whitewashing operation. And then somehow the whitewashing has been made too transparent and it gets deconstructed and exposed by the Internet or whatever.

Yeah. Or, um, there are all these alternate versions I can give, but yeah, I think, um, I think, uh, It's always so hard to know what's really going on in our culture, though. So I think all what you say is true, but I also think it's not working as well as it used to. I agree. And there is a way people see through this.

Yeah. Or, um, there are all these alternate versions I can give, but yeah, I think, um, I think, uh, It's always so hard to know what's really going on in our culture, though. So I think all what you say is true, but I also think it's not working as well as it used to. I agree. And there is a way people see through this.

Yeah. Or, um, there are all these alternate versions I can give, but yeah, I think, um, I think, uh, It's always so hard to know what's really going on in our culture, though. So I think all what you say is true, but I also think it's not working as well as it used to. I agree. And there is a way people see through this.

It's not always as articulate as you just articulated it, but there's some vague intuition that – You know, when Mr. Gates is just wearing sweaters and looks like Mr. Rogers, that something fishy is going on.