More precisely it is the high level implications of the Stagnation Hypothesis. You won't know it from HN or a survey of typical developers but the people who really run Silicon Valley have a set of beliefs about the world which are very different to the people who work for them.
Watch this all the way through.
Lots of top technology leaders have come out vehemently against Trump, [0] including Sam Altman, who I would definitely include in "the people who really run Silicon Valley." [1]
To be clear, I'm not disputing Thiel's politics. I think he's right about a lot of things. They have near-zero overlap with Trump's policies. Trump is easily the least libertarian Republican presidential candidate in recent history.
[0] https://shift.newco.co/an-open-letter-from-technology-sector...
It would be helpful if you could provide a rational and concise summary here. I'd genuinely like to learn more.
A source close to [Thiel] says the investor feels the country needs fixing, and Mr. Trump can do it.
The first part I completely get: there are a lot of things that need fixing. It's the second part that has me scraping my jaw off the floor.