Fair enough.

i first encountered him like 15 years ago. considering that i subsequently got into bitcoin and a lot of people did starting around 2013 that the subject may have come up on his radar did seem reasonable to me, especially considering he's based in california where a lot of silicon valley money and minds are. also i think it's quite naive to think that by 2014 there wasn't already spooks sicced on the task of reining in bitcoin. and also, the paypal mafia was also getting into mischief now - go have a look at some of the subjects on Thiel's little retreat he's running. as you know i've been saying there has been vultures at the table for some time now. elon musk is one of them also, i'm sure that crypto was a major element of his interest in acquiring it.