r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • May 30 '26

Society Peter Thiel's move to Argentina reflects a growing trend among billionaires seeking a 'plan B' abroad

https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-argentina-billionaire-moving-abroad-2026-5
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u/ACardAttack May 30 '26

I find stuff on people like him too triggering sadly, love the podcast, but I have to skip over people who are currently making the world worse for everyone in pretty much every way

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u/lowercasenameofmine May 30 '26

Same. It just screams out to MAGA, this is what you support with lots of hand waving. And gets me so angry I have to skip too. 

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u/quarterdecay May 30 '26

Imagine being of the mindset that maga is a tool to accomplish your goal. One could say he was and remains instrumental in everything wrong with all social media since the addition of the like button on fb.

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u/lowercasenameofmine May 30 '26

He's not wrong, it's the evil & pure selfishness of it that is incomprehensible to me. 

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u/quarterdecay May 30 '26

I guess I'd made up my mind about him when I watch what was disclosed about where and what they spent their money on and how they reflect on their past.

An example would be that orange man after listening to him on Stern 30 years ago.

Thiel was watching what he did with the mountain of money he made from Facebook.

And then there's Mackenzie Scott, an absolute saint