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How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy

This is Peter Thiel - a major player in Silicon Valley who wants to transform humanity. But what does he actually want? What’s his problem with democracy? And is there an endgame? - fern

Max Chafkin - The Contrarian, Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power | Sources 

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:45 Chapter 1: Meet the Master

06:02 Chapter 2: Opening Moves

07:45 Chapter 3: Born to Win

13:09 Chapter 4: Rewriting the Rules

18:30 Chapter 5: The Long Game

26:58 Chapter 6: Kingmaker

32:12 Chapter 7: Checkmate?

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