Essay proclaiming broad stagnation is now well over a decade old, Thiel stands by that thesis, but hey, Thiel himself definitely isn’t part of the problem! Invest in blockchain-powered AI gene editing today!

I keep telling people that Thiel isn’t some kind of boogeyman end-boss hiding behind Musk, because he’s clearly just as loaded and incompetent as Musk, he only takes more care to keep it out of the public eye… but every time he pops his head up for some garbage like this, I am forced to reconsider that latter conclusion.