It is true that you can say that death is natural, but it is also natural to fight death. But if you stand up and say this is a big problem, we should do something about this, that makes people very uncomfortable, because they've made their peace with death. Peter Thiel bigdeathfight share on social
Every time you write an email, it is in the public domain. There are all these ways where security is not as good as people believe. Peter Thiel domainemailgood Change image and share on social
Whereas a competitive firm must sell at the market price, a monopoly owns its market, so it can set its own prices. Since it has no competition, it produces at the quantity and price combination that maximizes its profits. Peter Thiel combinationcompetitioncompetitive share on social
Technologies like PayPal foster competition because they enable people to shift their funds from one jurisdiction to another, and I think that ultimately will lead to a world in which there's less government power and therefore more individual control. Peter Thiel competitioncontrolenable share on social
I had a good experience in college, but I don't think interdisciplinary education is something that's stressed very much at all. It's generally considered to be something of a bad idea. Peter Thiel badcollegeconsider Change image and share on social
Monopolies are bad and deserve their reputation when things are static and the monopolies function as toll collectors... But I think they're quite positive when they're dynamic and do something new. Peter Thiel badcollectordeserve Change image and share on social
I believe we are in a world where innovation in stuff was outlawed. It was basically outlawed in the last 40 years - part of it was environmentalism, part of it was risk aversion. Peter Thiel aversionbasicallyenvironmentalism Change image and share on social
I always find myself very distrustful of intense crowd phenomena, and I think those are things that we should always try to question, especially critically. Peter Thiel criticallycrowddistrustful Change image and share on social
I would consider myself a rather staunch libertarian. Peter Thiel libertarianstaunch 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
