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Peter Thiel
PayPal, Palantir, investments · $9B net worth
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Co-founded PayPal and Palantir. Early Facebook investor. Known for contrarian views on higher education and backing the Thiel Fellowship.
The debate
The case for
For: Thiel Fellowship bypasses costly degrees; funded breakthrough biotech.
The case against
Against: Palantir's surveillance contracts; funded takedown of Gawker; anti-democratic writings.