Thiel made almost identical comments in one Essay 2015 debate That technological process should be accelerated. Science and technology, he wrote, are the natural allies of Judeo Jadeo's optimism, especially if we still open with a common wing that God works through us in building today's paradise kingdom, here on Earth.
But Thiel, Trae Stephens and other powerful technology characters really mean when they say that they can build a Christian paradise on this planet? For Trae, this idea is actually literally literally, and happens through his concept of his good duties, for the first time. An article Cowritten with businessman Markie Wagner in 2022.
In the article, Trae and Wagner argue that the Silicon Valley is in a meaningless crisis. The entertainment as you go out of your first start -up just to enter venture capital, the philosophy of the armchair on Twitter, and the yacht between emails in the retirement time in the age of 35 are examples of bad tasks. On the other hand, good duties, solving problems and complexity, and leading to progress in production, artificial intelligence and expanding human life expectancy.
After the essay appeared, Trae said that a man approached him and shared that he was trying to solve an important problem by building one. NFT market. Right there, Trae told the audience at the Acts 17 event, an example of a bad task. The human brain can convince you whatever you are doing is a good task, he said.
Trae, who runs President Donald Trump's defense team in his first term, used a good mission frame compared to bad to explain why he recently refused to be the chance of being a defense secretary of the United States. Very few things in life will be able to take you out of your game, or your good task, Trae explained. I think my 'no' reason is to understand what my 'yes' is, he said.
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, recently criticized what he Similarly described as a moral crisis In the technology industry, decrying the truth that the army of talented engineers has been wasted just to build photo sharing applications and conversation interfaces for modern consumers. Karp continued to say that the Viking's impulsive insight, the modern period paved the way for the market to fill the gap.
The impossible Karp is cultural, not spiritual. But like Trae Stephens, he believes that the technology field has been too focused on solving mediocre problems and ignoring the most urgent issues of society. The problem, Karp argued, could be solved by rebuilding the United States from the beginning as a technology republic. (Perhaps, that will include Palantir that sells its technology to the government.)
The Gulf area, where the Silicon Valley has been inserted, has long been a paradise for progressive values and is often considered to be mainly impossible or atheist. Its popular wealthy vibes are clearly recorded, with technology staff to biological, hallucinations, burning men, and Esalen's retreat as introverted forms and self -discovery.