Peter Thiel's new Antichrist warnings

Commenters respond with incredulity and satire to reports that Peter Thiel frames contemporary figures and pop culture characters as candidates for the Antichrist. One commenter summarizes Thiel’s lectures as blending political theory with references from Francis Bacon to Ozymandias and One Piece and notes Thiel’s invocation of Carl Schmitt; that commenter argues Thiel is more likely to undermine eschatology than to revive it. Another user simply posted an archived link to the article.

Other responses skew skeptical and hostile toward Thiel personally. One mocks the scenario by suggesting the true Antichrist would misdirect people and even monetize the deception, while another bluntly attributes Thiel’s credibility to “huge piles of money.” A different commenter connects Thiel to a disgraced financier and derides him as a “freak,” questioning why anyone should heed his pronouncements. Overall the tone is dismissive: commentators treat Thiel’s warnings as eccentric, self-interested, or performative rather than persuasive.