Thiel's philosophical worldview is woven from threads of Christian eschatology , René Girard's mimetic theory , and a profound skepticism towards modern political and technological narratives. At its core lies a Manichean vision, where the world is a battleground between order and chaos, good and evil, with humanity teetering on the brink of... See more
The contrast between the outcomes of Operations FIAT and Paperclip tells us something about the nature of technical knowledge. There are huge chunks of technical knowledge that cannot be acquired by reading texts. And history has shown that it is only possible to access this knowledge through the humans who possess it.