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		_delirium on Feb 23, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Peter Thiel & Max Levchin: "Silicon Valley Lacks R... It's a strange example to use in a story bemoaning the decline in startup innovation as well, since the interstate highway system and the Manhattan Project were not exactly things done by startups.

jdp23 on Feb 23, 2011 [–]

Yeah, particularly strange for somebody who sees himself as a libertarian. Oh well. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds."

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