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Now go back and read all the HN comments from 26 days ago about how Thiel was flushing money down the toilet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12716514

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I don't think many of Thiel's detractors denied that he was buying himself this seat at the table. In fact, many of us were animated by exactly that concern.

"He might as well burn that money. Talk about bad investing."

"What is the point? He must know that Trump won't win."

"I think he is living in a capitalistic illusion"

"He's putting his Gawker money to good use."

"Maybe he just needed another write off?"

Nice selective quoting.

What quotes did I omit, besides my own, that argued Thiel wasn't necessarily throwing his money away?

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