Thiel was a cofounder of payments group PayPal and Palantir, a defence contractor known for mass surveillance and criticised heavily for its “strategic partnership” with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in its assault on Gaza.

A leaked schedule for the “retreat” hosted by Dialog, an invitation-only group cofounded 20 years ago by Thiel and entrepreneur Auren Hoffman, featured discussions on topics including preparations for a third world war, battlefield technologies, nuclear energy and cult-building.

Totally normal, nothing to see here. Just a business meeting!

    • 1984@lemmy.todayOP
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      13 hours ago

      Honestly I’m starting to feel like that. They are driving humanity into hell.

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        I don’t want violence to be the answer to anything. But I also see that people with power have ironically endangered their physical wellbeing by dismantling proper democratic avenues for change and removal