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Thiel sparks backlash with 'evil may be good' remark
Original: Thiel: "If you're evil maybe you're kind of good"
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel is drawing criticism over a quote attributed to him: "If you're evil maybe you're kind of good." Commenters are debating the remark in the context of his recent writings and talks on the Antichrist, with critics reading it as a troubling moral inversion and others treating it as a provocation typical of Thiel's style. The line is fueling wider discussion of his influence in US politics and Silicon Valley.
Why now: The provocative quote from a politically influential billionaire fits ongoing debate about Thiel's ideology and recent Antichrist-themed commentary.
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- Thiel: "If you're evil maybe you're kind of good" · kklisura · 7
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