Peter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment”
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it as a primer on Thiel's thinking and as an example of Peter Robinson's skill as an interviewer.
What it is
Peter Robinson interviews Peter Thiel at the Hoover Institution about Thiel's essay The Straussian Moment. Thiel discusses how people trust the will more than the intellect and reason, and how the question of human nature has been abandoned.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2019 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Recommends personlurking · 2019-10 · on “Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video]”
Peter Robinson (of the Hoover Institution) is a good example of a master interviewer, with his Uncommon Knowledge series. Here's one of the last ones I saw: Peter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment” (Sept 2019) [this video]
Recommends MrBuddyCasino · 2020-07 · on “Peter Thiel's New Man in the Defense Department”
If anyone wants an amuse gueule for the thought of Peter Thiel, this is a good one: [this video] So many interesting, fundamental topics.
Recommends hacknat · 2021-09 · on “Peter Thiel, Scourge of Silicon Valley”
I don't disagree, but I think there is a lot of nuance to it. Thiel is an ardent disciple of Rene Girard. If people want insight into how Thiel sees the world, I would strongly recommend reading The Straussian Moment . There is a Peter Robinson interview about the essay that can serve as a good primer[1]. [1] [this video]
Cites biscotti · 2020-02 · on “No visas for low-skilled workers, UK government says”
It is not hypocritical at all if the OP intends to fully mix and integrate. Germany has a large Turkish demographic that the governing class is intent on expanding on that does not mix nor integrate, even after 2 or 3 generations. This culture encourages their women to procreate at a young age, denies them their own agency and forces them to subside on benefits. The same is true in the UK with Pakistanis / Bangladeshis, with more than half receiving state support [1]. I'm not sure if Germany has towns like Bradford [2] or Luton but I'd wager this was the deciding factor why the Brits voted out, given that the majority of refugees during the crisis were from Islamic countries. Current trends
Cites biscotti · 2020-07 · on “Xinjiang is prototype for fully totalitarian state: Taiwan minister”
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