The exercise of figuring out what he could’ve meant doesn’t require knowing that he believes it. I think the point I formulated makes sense and is plausibly touching on something real, but it’s not an idea I would’ve spontaneously thought of on my own, so the exercise is interesting. Charity to something strange is often like that. I’m less clear on whether it’s really the point Thiel was making, and I have no idea if it’s something he believes, but that doesn’t seem particularly relevant.
The exercise of figuring out what he could’ve meant doesn’t require knowing that he believes it. I think the point I formulated makes sense and is plausibly touching on something real, but it’s not an idea I would’ve spontaneously thought of on my own, so the exercise is interesting. Charity to something strange is often like that. I’m less clear on whether it’s really the point Thiel was making, and I have no idea if it’s something he believes, but that doesn’t seem particularly relevant.
fair enough!