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Eric Schmidt and Peter Thiel - Fortune Debate, 2012

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What it is

A 2012 Fortune dinner debate between Peter Thiel and Eric Schmidt over whether technological progress is healthy or stalling and whether Google can still innovate.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recalls it as one of the most interesting debates between two contrasting worldviews on progress.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “One of my favourite debates of this format (though not IQ) is Peter Thiel vs Eric Schmidt”

    Favourite debate on whether Google can still innovate.

    SoylentOrange, 2020-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Show HN: Python package to collect normalized news from almost any website”

  2. “One of the most interesting debates was between Eric Schmidt and Peter Thiel back in 2012”

    One of the most interesting debates, with Schmidt's positions notable.

    jamiesonbecker, 2017-12 · Recommendation · in “Eric Schmidt to become technical advisor to Alphabet”

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Topics: peter thiel, eric schmidt, innovation, debate, google

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