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Peter Thiel's Dialogue Society Member List

from Iran’s Baddie Era & The Data Center Destiny | The Tim Dillon Show #500 · #500

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Tim reads through the list of members in Peter Thiel's private 'Dialogue Society,' naming figures like Sam Harris, Ezra Klein, Elon Musk, Kushner, and Joe Lonsdale, joking about the strangeness of tech elites.

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  • Peter Thiel runs a private club called the Dialogue Society for people who like to talk.
  • The membership list includes Sam Harris, governors, army secretaries, treasury secretaries, Nobel laureate economists, and billionaires like Elon Musk and Eric Schmidt.
  • Tim attended a party at one billionaire's house once, talked about his 90-foot pool on the show, and was never invited back.
  • Tech people don't eat; Tim witnessed a Thai food truck at a party where no one was actually eating.
  • Tim met George P. Bush at the party and brought up Barbara Bush telling Jeb he'd never be president after marrying 'the maid.'
  • The billionaire has one of the best pools Tim has ever seen and got angry when Tim mentioned it on his show.
  • The tech billionaire told Tim he wants to build another city to compete with Austin and make it better, speaking without looking at him.
  • Tech people dress up in army gear and play fake military shooting games, larping as soldiers despite having no actual military background.
  • Tim declined an invitation to a fake military game, preferring pool parties and tacos instead.
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Friend of the showPeter ThielReid HoffmanSam HarrisJoe RoganGeorge P. BushElon MuskBarbara BushBari WeissJeb BushEric SchmidtHenry Kravis

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