Quote of the day by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel: 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible' — a foundational thesis of the new tech elite
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When a core financier of the last tech wave says freedom and democracy are incompatible, he's telegraphing a governance preference for concentrated power and weak public constraint. If your business depends on data, infrastructure, or policy stability, assume more explicit ideological conflict around who sets the rules for tech and start mapping your regulatory and jurisdictional exposure.
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