• A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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    12 days ago

    It is a joke.

    He paid for it btw.

    But don’t link that shit directly, there’s plenty critical articles about this, on better platforms.

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    12 days ago

    With this, Axel Springer pays tribute to a person who has created new markets, reshaped existing ones in an extraordinary way, and left a lasting mark on the technological, economic, and societal debates of our time

    I mean yeah, technically that’s true. But not like, in a way to be celebrated. “And now we give our award to Timmy Schmidt for upending the real estate market. Timmy is well known for burning down so many houses.”

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    12 days ago

    No wonder. Axel Springer is an utterly malicious corporation—from the wretched “Bild” newspaper to Springer Verlag’s cutthroat tactics, for example in the academic sector.

    It’s only fitting that they take a liking to Thiel, who is, after all, also an unscrupulous monster.

    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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      12 days ago

      to Springer Verlag’s

      As far as I can tell and find out on the Internet, Springer Verlag is a completely different corporation that has nothing in common with Axel Springer except a similar name.

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        12 days ago

        You’re right—thanks for pointing that out.

        Because of their shady tactics, I had naturally assumed that Axel Springer must be involved, but in fact, Springer Verlag was founded by Julius Springer, who apparently has nothing to do with Axel Springer.

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    12 days ago

    Honestly, I’m more offended that they photoshopped him to look like a normal person. Thiel looks like someone who got a skull replacement.

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      12 days ago

      He has the pallor of someone with stage 4 cancer.

      Makes me wonder what kind of crazy fad diet he follows.

      Bet he drinks his own piss to extend his lifespan.

  • MushuChupacabra@piefed.world
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    12 days ago

    Also Peter Thiel:

    Go through the archives and find a picture of me where it’s less apparent that I’m the antichrist.