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Thiel: Defending Taiwan is not worth risking World War III
“It's not worth it's not worth World War III. And I still think it's quite catastrophic if it if it gets taken over by the communists.”
Thiel: Supports broad student debt forgiveness because students were ripped off
“I do think a lot of the students got ripped off. And so I think there should be some kind of broad student debt forgiveness at this point.”
Thiel: 'Low-hanging fruit' stagnation theory is a Baby Boomer excuse
“I always think that was just a sort of baby boomer excuse for covering up for the failures of that generation.”
Thiel: Investing in domestic Chinese competitors is virtually impossible
“I certainly would not try to invest in a company that competed domestically inside China. I think that's virtually impossible.”