been thinking about why some people seem uniquely obsessed with Thiel, hanging on his every word he performs a type of intellectual transparency that’s relatively rare at his level. feels like he’s letting you in on his 4D chess game, exposing the deep roots of his ideology
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i think people have the sense that most public figures are only sharing the tip of their belief iceberg. he makes it seem like he’s sharing the 90% that’s below the surface it’s the type of macro talk that you imagine happens behind closed doors, when nobody’s watching
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it feels like the sort of tell-all memoir that people normally only write when they’re *done* playing the game i think Bannon is doing something similar for people who are further right. he’s explicit about where his beliefs come from, the deep-rooted narratives he’s advancing
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i‘m curious whether this species of transparency will launch a race to the bottom, where public figures compete to see who can be most explicit about the game they’re playing if Thiel’s approach works and gains him credibility, i imagine others will take notice and jump in
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The race is already on. You've heard of Thiel and Bannon only because they've found good niches for their "transparency" in the historical moment. I have no doubt they are being strategic about what they disclose and how.
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