After five days of voting and tens of thousands of ballots cast, 32 candidates were narrowed down to two PayPal billionaires. Now, in a very tight race that came down to the wire, the votes are in and a winner has been chosen.
2022’s Worst Person in Tech is…
🔮 PETER THIEL 🩸
Peter Thiel and Elon Musk have a long history, starting at PayPal. But there was bad blood: Thiel ousted Musk as CEO during his honeymoon in 2000.
More recently, it was reported that Thiel considers Musk a fraud and braggart, while Musk sees Thiel as a sociopath.
Thiel doesn’t have Musk’s public profile, but he’s very influential. He founded Palantir, which pushes big-data surveillance. He’s also a funder of far-right causes and candidates, including Trump, and the case that killed Gawker.
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