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This is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently.

In a four-part series of religious lectures in San Francisco, Peter Thiel — yes, that Peter Thiel — has argued that the End Times are nigh and that a biblical Antichrist — yes, that Antichrist — will come to Earth in the form of onerous government regulations placed on science, technology, and AI.

These are, incidentally, areas where the tech billionaire, venture capitalist, and cofounder of Palantir has a vested financial interest. [...]


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Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20250925211248/https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/785407/peter-thiel-antichrist-tech-regulation

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

If I went around telling people Greta Turmberg was the anti christ and that I needed to wield supreme executive surveillance power to stop it they’d lock me away. They’d say I was mad. Look psychotic billionaires ranting about biblical scripture is no basis for a system of government..supreme executive rule should come from the will of the masses not some pedofile oligarch having a mental break

[–] F_State@midwest.social 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If I went around telling people Greta Turmberg was the anti christ.....they'd lock me away

Have you heard of MAGA? Not sure they wouldn't take you seriously.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It’s from Monty python and the holy grail