Peter Thiel’s Religion

The Straussian Moment
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"Today’s “best practices” lead to dead ends; the best paths are new and untried."
Peter Thiel • Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Thiel opposes the idea that luck is all-powerful. He encourages human agency and believes in the power of a single individual to bend the future to their will. Thiel believes we attribute too much to luck, which stops us from actually doing things.
David Perell • Peter Thiel’s Religion
If there was ever a silver bullet, Thiel believes living with a long time horizon is it.