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Tech Bros love naming their stuff after evil Tolkien shit. And they seem to do it totally unironically - as if they read the books but were confused about which side the good guys were.
Did you see the post yesterday about Thiel unironically arguing that Mordor was the optimal society in the story and Gandalf was just a confused old guy.
Be aware there is no good original source for this. Just articles referencing each other.
I’m sorry, the market research firm is named what now?
Tech Bros love naming their stuff after evil Tolkien shit. And they seem to do it totally unironically - as if they read the books but were confused about which side the good guys were.
Did you see the post yesterday about Thiel unironically arguing that Mordor was the optimal society in the story and Gandalf was just a confused old guy.
Be aware there is no good original source for this. Just articles referencing each other.
It’s a tough one because he is already known to be that twisted of a person, so it’s almost not even interesting to know if he actually said it.
His actions provide evidence that this is consistent with his morally bankrupt value system
Well, there is a source. Good? I don’t think so, but I’m sure there are those who will argue.
Thats a source for the idea but not for the question of whether Thiel agreed with that idea or not.