Conventional contrarian answers ('God does not exist' or 'the education system is screwed up') are not actually valuable in interviews—the first is typically false, the second is true but conventional, and neither represents genuine heterodox thinking that would impress as original.

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Speaker

Peter Thiel

Evidence Quote

“God does not exist...education system is screwed up...first one's untrue...second one is true...conventional answers”

Source

The Failure of Modern Technology | Peter Thiel— Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:43:36 AM

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