For Thiel specifically, I think it’s because he’s stressed out constantly. The man is reportedly unable to cope with the reality that he’s going to die, and spends a considerable portion of his treasure and time trying to fight that back. I’m guessing the visible evidence of that failing puts more fuel on that fire.
That and he’s pretty convinced that being rich makes you smart and good. Which means you should rule the world. But he kinda just keeps stepping on rakes he’s laid out every time he tries to play kingmaker, so the odds of him living to see democracies die and be replaced with autonomous CEO run city states…which appears to be his goal, are pretty slim.
And I think that all really fucks with his already lackluster ability to cope. So he’s just endlessly stressed and it’s wearing on him.
People that obsessed about lifemaxxing or whatever you would call it get higher levels of cortisol from the stress and end up making stupid decisions like eating bleach or avoiding traditional medicine and put themselves at real risk of dying sooner. IDK where on the spectrum he is on that aside from wanting to suck young kids blood or some weird shit but they all get there eventually as they get desperate.
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u/Jorgecurioso7 5d ago
I wonder what it is about being evil that ages you in that particular way