10 days after Trump's historic landslide:
Peter Thiel sat down with @bariweiss for his first post-election interview.
The Silicon Valley legend revealed what really happened behind the scenes.
And why 2024 wasn't just an election - it was a revolution:🧵
Peter Thiel sat down with @bariweiss for his first post-election interview.
The Silicon Valley legend revealed what really happened behind the scenes.
And why 2024 wasn't just an election - it was a revolution:🧵
"This wasn't just another election. The machine threw everything at Trump:"
• Criminal charges
• Ballot challenges
• 3x more spending
"And it finally broke."
• Criminal charges
• Ballot challenges
• 3x more spending
"And it finally broke."
The signs were there, but most missed them:
• Polls showing a blowout
• Silicon Valley leaders switching sides
• A preference cascade building
• The Democratic machine losing grip
But the real story was deeper:
• Polls showing a blowout
• Silicon Valley leaders switching sides
• A preference cascade building
• The Democratic machine losing grip
But the real story was deeper:
"This wasn't just about Kamala vs Trump."
"This was about the total collapse of liberalism."
Thiel explains that by 2024, the left had lost something crucial:
The ability to think as individuals.
"This was about the total collapse of liberalism."
Thiel explains that by 2024, the left had lost something crucial:
The ability to think as individuals.
His metaphor for what happened:
"The left became like Imperial Stormtroopers—identical, programmed, no individual thought."
"We became the ragtag Rebel Alliance - diverse, messy, but real."
"The left became like Imperial Stormtroopers—identical, programmed, no individual thought."
"We became the ragtag Rebel Alliance - diverse, messy, but real."
The biggest shift?
Silicon Valley finally broke ranks.
"Behind closed doors, every major founder and CEO knew the woke experiment had failed."
"But they needed someone to go first."
Silicon Valley finally broke ranks.
"Behind closed doors, every major founder and CEO knew the woke experiment had failed."
"But they needed someone to go first."
Enter @elonmusk:
"What Elon did was incredibly dangerous, incredibly courageous."
"He gave cover to everyone else."
The preference cascade that followed changed everything.
"What Elon did was incredibly dangerous, incredibly courageous."
"He gave cover to everyone else."
The preference cascade that followed changed everything.
But Thiel warns:
The real challenges are just beginning.
• Blue state bankruptcies loom
• Student debt crisis exploding
• Border chaos intensifying
• Foreign threats multiplying
"The problems are harder than 8 years ago."
The real challenges are just beginning.
• Blue state bankruptcies loom
• Student debt crisis exploding
• Border chaos intensifying
• Foreign threats multiplying
"The problems are harder than 8 years ago."
His most chilling warning?
"The world is sleepwalking to Armageddon."
Trump is better equipped to handle it than Harris.
"But is he good enough to stop it? I hope so. Not 100% sure."
"The world is sleepwalking to Armageddon."
Trump is better equipped to handle it than Harris.
"But is he good enough to stop it? I hope so. Not 100% sure."
The most profound shift?
"The 20th century is finally over."
The old institutions - universities, media, banks - aren't just failing.
They're beyond repair.
"The 20th century is finally over."
The old institutions - universities, media, banks - aren't just failing.
They're beyond repair.
The next 4 years won't be easy:
• No more bailouts for failed blue states
• Real border enforcement needed
• Tough trade rebalancing coming
• Major institutional reforms required
"Trump doesn't need to do anything heroic. Just stop the bleeding."
• No more bailouts for failed blue states
• Real border enforcement needed
• Tough trade rebalancing coming
• Major institutional reforms required
"Trump doesn't need to do anything heroic. Just stop the bleeding."
His message for 2024-2028:
"You can't go back. You can't uninvent the internet."
"We have to find a way through."
The old system is dying. The only question is what replaces it.
"You can't go back. You can't uninvent the internet."
"We have to find a way through."
The old system is dying. The only question is what replaces it.
Peter, though sometimes controversial, is one of the great thinkers and innovators of our time.
If you liked this thread, I definitely suggest you watch the full interview.
You can find it here:
If you liked this thread, I definitely suggest you watch the full interview.
You can find it here:
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