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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•4 months agoSo basically he’s Peter Thiel minus the Titanic stuff.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish10•4 months agoPeter Thiel has a reputation for being evil but smart. This guy didn’t seem so smart, just cocky and ambitious.
minus-square@Thrashylink5•4 months agoHe built a homebuilt aircraft and that wasn’t the thing that killed him, so he wasn’t dumb by any stretch, but “smart enough to be dangerous” seems like a phrase coined just for him.
So basically he’s Peter Thiel minus the Titanic stuff.
Peter Thiel has a reputation for being evil but smart. This guy didn’t seem so smart, just cocky and ambitious.
He built a homebuilt aircraft and that wasn’t the thing that killed him, so he wasn’t dumb by any stretch, but “smart enough to be dangerous” seems like a phrase coined just for him.