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Thiel brought up Gates and Musk when discussing how an Antichrist figure could dominate in the short span of a lifetime.

After reading a 19th-century poem about how Jesus and Alexander the Great each died at 33, Thiel said in the present age the fastest means to power may be through wealth, noting that Gates became a billionaire at 31.

The world's richest, in his view, think too little about their identities as billionaires and what will become of their treasures after death.

That's how Thiel said he persuaded Musk. He said he looked up actuarial tables and found the probability of Musk's death in the coming year equated to giving $1.4 billion to Gates, who has long sparred with the Tesla CEO.

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[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The world's richest, in his view, think too little about their identities as billionaires and what will become of their treasures after death.

Historically, this is the only thing rich people thought about. Usually they would commission some huge public space like a library or a museum or park or something, and that would carry their name long after they died. I wouldn't mind seeing more of that rather than just hearing about how unfathomably rich they are online.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We're moving away from all that leave a mark of your legacy and establish how you helped make humanity a little better, and back towards ancient mysticism.

Perhaps leave behind a private pyramid or elaborate sarcophagus? The help will thank you for burying them alive, and providing them with the opportunity to accompany you and continue serving you in the next life.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

my vanity project was going to be digging up as much stone as I could and building a literal mountain in the middle-of-nowhere midwest, just for shits and giggles.

just keep stacking blocks of stones until their own weight collapses in themselves, then tada midwest had a mountain