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“It’s not that hard” (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 10 months ago (1 children)

he really was doing cool things.

He was buying cool things

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The thing is after Peter Thiel made him a multi-billionaire against his best efforts, he did actually put that capital into industries that desperately needed someone to prove to the boomers that you could, and should, make money in them.

There's a whole lot to say about his credit stealing, ego, and the system itself, but the fact remains he does have an eye for talent (that he can exploit for gain)

So, sure, he was just the bankroll, but that doesn't mean the companies didn't desperately need that.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

That's fair enough!

I'm just so used to people calling him an engineer and an inventor, while, as you say, the cool things he did were as an investor.