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How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy

fern | July 21, 2026



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This is Peter Thiel – a major player in Silicon Valley who wants to transform humanity. But what does he actually want? What’s his problem with democracy? And is there an endgame?

Title and Thumbnail for this one are inspired by Riverwand – make sure to check him out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riX2Ww80Ow0

Max Chafkin – The Contrarian, Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609711/the-contrarian-by-max-chafkin/

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j61gdSTG0_eF1sgrrG3fGtyoR-03u37eTonk0Y25cbI/edit?usp=sharing

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:45 Chapter 1: Meet the Master
06:02 Chapter 2: Opening Moves
07:45 Chapter 3: Born to Win
13:09 Chapter 4: Rewriting the Rules
18:30 Chapter 5: The Long Game
26:58 Chapter 6: Kingmaker
32:12 Chapter 7: Checkmate?

Music list:

Artlist:
Just for Kicks – Thats Beefy
Ace – Root Canal
SPLINTER_MSTR01
KeMi – The Unknown
Artlist Musical Logos – The Truth Is Close
Artlist Musical Logos – Time Ticking Logo
Joseph E-Shine – Lose if You Won’t – Instrumental version
DaniHaDani – Don’t Look Back
idokay – Hero Is Born
March the Machine – Feeling – Instrumental version
Oran Loyfer – Leaving Home – Instrumental version
Solis – Oscillating Form, 2050 – Electric Boost
Out of Flux – It Hurts – Out of Flux Remake – Instrumental version,
Nobou – The Beginning
Art Against Agony – Salience Bias
Flint – is this real
Ian Post – The Dragons of the Horizon
Jan Baars – Breaking into a Warehouse
WEARETHEGOOD – LOVE MY MISERY – Instrumental version
Jonathan Guerstein – Pulse
Vic Sage – OMG – Instrumental version
Tom Meira Armony – Raven – Instrumental version
Roie Shpigler – No Trust
Stephen Keech – Ascended
Solis – Tangled Nerves

Epidemic Sound:
Make Way for Hearses – Christian Andersen
Out of Control – Stefan Ekström

Tom Fox:
Expansion
Technically Correct
Cyber Demise
Zero Assumptions
Force Field

3D models:

“Office Props Pack” (https://skfb.ly/6yYK8) by seenoise is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

“U.S. Robotics Palm Pilot 1000 Low-Poly” (https://skfb.ly/6WWXG) by tredeon is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

“University Lecture Hall | 대학교 강의실 | 大学講義室” (https://skfb.ly/oAYsN) by Heat Of Fusion is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

“courtyard” (https://skfb.ly/orLAN) by GuntarsM is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Armchair documentaries, almost weekly

Written by fern

Comments

This post currently has 26 comments.

  1. @sneketec6370

    July 21, 2026 at 3:39 am

    what democracy? humans are dumb enough to think that elections equals democracy. it is a lie, you should've realised it by now. it was an idea that evolved into a useful scam. there's no such thing unless you're Scandinavian or something. mass control is extremely paradoxical to democracy. they just can't co-exist so they don't. there's nothing to destroy. you're already enslaved behind infinite deception. let things change. thiel might create a technocracy but then he'll die in 30 years (trust me) and many new assholes will twist that for more power and control. there's no end.

  2. @ajamesmcdermott

    July 21, 2026 at 3:39 am

    If an idiot like Larry Fink or Peter Thiel had tried to accomplish personal wealth and world domination in China, the idiots would have failed very quickly.
    They only achieved wealth because they believe the free world supporters are idiots.
    Larry Fink and Peter Think they are the new world controllers

  3. @ajamesmcdermott

    July 21, 2026 at 3:39 am

    The bit I don't get about Peter Thiel is that he grew his wealth and freedom in the USA with capitalist criticism and the help of freedom of expression to the people he hated who were competing against him.
    Now he is saying I don't want any competition at all. 'And I will destroy you.

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