Thiel exposes our decade-plus First World growth slowdown

Oct 15, 2010 08:13

Numerous emperors, no clothes.

Very rich content in the current WSJ profile of Peter Thiel:
Our technocratic elite told us to expect an ever-wealthier future, and science hasn't delivered. Except for computers and the Internet, the idea that we're experiencing rapid technological progress is a myth"People don't want to believe that technology is ( Read more... )

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girlvinyl October 15 2010, 16:14:59 UTC
This is really great. Love it.

Also, Peter Thiel has a part in The Social Network. You should seee it!

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perspectivism October 17 2010, 17:40:39 UTC

Thiel's thoughts are really spectacular, agreed!

Do let that youtube link start playing -- even if you 'never' watch video talks. It's compelling & important.

Except for making him look older, gaunt, boring and possibly sinister (a tough combination, those last two!)...his MOVIE role was great. And, we had just seen him live, 4 days before the movie, so felt extra insidery at each mention.

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twirlingtulip October 15 2010, 18:41:23 UTC
been loving all your posts lately!

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perspectivism October 17 2010, 17:42:30 UTC

Thank you!!

And, I'm always glad to watch you still pushing, exploring around these parts!

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onesoul October 18 2010, 01:14:03 UTC
Soooo in love with Thiel. *romantic sigh*

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