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Peter Thiel Hesitates When Asked If He Hopes Humanity Survives
Glenn Greenwald
May 14th Live Q&A on Israel suing NYT, Trust in the Mainstream Media, Tucker Carlson, Ukraine & More!
What was said
"Ross Douthat asked Peter Thiel something like, do you hope that humanity continues? Do you hope humanity survives? And Peter Thiel gave one of those like 30-second pauses. The answer wasn't immediately obvious to him. And Ross Douthat said, I don't know. I found it kind of disturbing. You can't just say you didn't answer immediately and say, yeah, of course I want humanity to continue."
Greenwald recounted a New York Times interview where billionaire Peter Thiel paused for 30 seconds when asked if he hopes humanity continues, then deflected rather than affirming. Thiel eventually analogized to transgenderism, saying the real goal should be transcending humanity entirely into something better, not just gender. Greenwald found the exchange revealing of how extreme wealth creates conviction in one's own superiority and entitlement to reshape human existence.
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- Glenn Greenwald
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- May 14th Live Q&A on Israel suing NYT, Trust in the Mainstream Media, Tucker Carlson, Ukraine & More!
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- 49:05
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