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Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon Valley ‘Echo Chamber’

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370 points sillypuddy | 1 comments | 18 Feb 18 16:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mrgordon ◴[18 Feb 18 20:42 UTC] No.16408426[source]▶
I feel alienated by the awful beliefs and behavior of Peter Thiel and his portfolio companies. Now many people can breathe a sigh of relief that someone who wields billions to support Palantir, Trump, and spurious lawsuits will finally leave us alone.
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JumpCrisscross ◴[18 Feb 18 20:52 UTC] No.16408516[source]▶
> will finally leave us alone

He’s not even leaving the state. Branding his move as political exodus is marketing for his China-oriented fundraising, a capital source better serviced from Los Angeles than San Francisco.

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1. mrgordon ◴[18 Feb 18 20:54 UTC] No.16408537[source]▶
Yeah I was referring to him leaving Silicon Valley / SF as the headline mentions but I agree it’s a self serving move and won’t really change his agenda much. He did buy citizenship in New Zealand so he can flee there if he messes our country up too much.