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[–] countvon@lemmy.world 279 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's always the people you most suspect.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 74 points 3 days ago (4 children)

he apparently is 20yo, i thought he was older. im guessing he was suppose to be next new thing for younger genz/gen alpha to get into the manosphere. thiel had some odd choices.

[–] NathanDerWeise@feddit.org 54 points 3 days ago

Thiel is still an old, creepy gay man. (I'm gay too, so I'm emphasizing the 'creepy' here.) It makes complete sense that he'd pick a young, attractive guy.

[–] majster@lemmy.zip 33 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Thiel is connected to this guy?

[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Apparently funded by Thiel.

It comes as no surprise to me at least. In recent years we've been hearing how these manosphere and right wing guys are funded by right wing oligarchs. I mean the basic production values are top notch. It can't be explained simply by the widespread availability of professional film making equipment. Which is the explanation I hear often. You can pick a random content creator with no audience who has somehow procured expensive equipment yet they won't be able to reach the same level of quailty because they don't know what they're doing. Plus they don't have the money to buy production staff to run everything for them. That in itself gives a false sense of capability behind the characters.

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

These guys need to be treated like terrorists. They're training young boys and men to abuse and assault women. When conservatives cry about public schools teaching kids "liberal" values like sharing, it's because they're projecting. They're the ones brainwashing boys to become violent misogynistic pricks.

Fuck Peter Thiel and fuck his army is insecure manlets

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I gotta meet me some Oligarchs. I need stuff.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But will you be able to.live with yourself?

[–] jim_v@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

They'd likely have to live with the Oligarch and do mouth stuff.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

he apparently takes blood from his previous YOUNg male model to "make him self younger". im guess this was his new one. clavs sudden appearance on social media wasnt by accident.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

I think the rumor was that he was his new blood boy

Shockingly hitting your face with a hammer may age you.

[–] M137@lemmy.today -4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

He is apparently 20yo, I thought he was older. I'm guessing he was supposed to be next new thing for younger genz/gen alpha to get into the manosphere. Thiel made some odd choices.

FTFY.

[–] Bananskal@nord.pub 3 points 2 days ago

He is apparently 20 years old. I thought he was older. I'm guessing he was supposed to be the next new thing for younger people (Gen Z/Gen Alpha) to get into the manosphere. Thiel made some odd choices.

FTFY.

FTFY.