Peter Thiel remarks on morality
The gist
Peter Thiel said competence matters more than morality, arguing "if you're evil, you're at least competent."
The remarks revive debate over whether Silicon Valley values efficiency over ethics.
How it unfolded
- recentlyPeter Thiel, venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder, argued that competence matters more than morality, offering a controversial perspective on efficiency.
- recentlyThiel said: "If you're evil, you're at least competent. We moralize way too much. The moral antonym to good is evil. The functional antonym is bad."
- recentlyHis broader point, as described in the material, is that society often focuses too much on morality while overlooking whether people can actually get things done.