The optimism that many felt in the 1960s over labour-saving technology is giving way to a fearful question: 'Will your labour be good for anything in the future? Or will you be replaced by a machine?' Peter Thiel 1960sfearfulfelt Change image and share on social
My hope is that we're going to end up with a far more tolerant society, where the erosion of privacy, to the extent it erodes, will be offset by increased tolerance. Peter Thiel enderodeerosion Change image and share on social
Is there something about the gay experience, being gay and the gay experience, that pushes us even more than other people toward competition? Peter Thiel competitionexperiencegay Change image and share on social
I think people in Europe are generally pessimistic about the future. They have low expectations; they're not working hard to change things. When you're a slacker with a pessimistic view of the future, you're likely to meet those expectations. Peter Thiel changeeuropeexpectation share on social
In Silicon Valley, I point out that many of the more successful entrepreneurs seem to be suffering from a mild form of Asperger's where it's like you're missing the imitation, socialization gene. Peter Thiel aspergerentrepreneurform Change image and share on social
Technology just means information technology. Peter Thiel informationmeantechnology Change image and share on social
The core problem in our society is political correctness. Peter Thiel corecorrectnesspolitical Change image and share on social
Facebook succeeded because it was about real people having a presence on the Internet. There were all these other social networking sites people had, but they were all about fictional people. Peter Thiel facebookfictionalinternet Change image and share on social
I think it's a problem that we don't have more companies like Facebook. It shouldn't be the only company that's doing this well. Peter Thiel companyfacebookproblem Change image and share on social
The model of the U.S. economy is that we are the country that does new things. Peter Thiel countryeconomymodel Change image and share on social
