Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the billionaire tech investor said the Vatican’s concerns could discourage America in the AI arms race, warned of a democratic-socialist takeover and explained why he named Palantir after JRR Tolkien’s treacherous seeing stones.
“Crazy Uncle Liberty” is a common phrase used on the Professional Left podcast, and in driftglass’ blog, and elsewhere (like Crooks and Liars, with h/t to driftglass).
Often a Crazy Uncle Liberty is some wingnut in your life. It can be a blood relative or an in-law, but doesn’t have to be. It may also be the character that people in your life like to pipeline email forwards from into your inbox (before social media), or now, often on Facebook or on Nextdoor or whatever.
I think a more recent-ish example of a public Crazy Uncle Liberty is that Pillow Guy…
“Crazy Uncle Liberty” is a common phrase used on the Professional Left podcast, and in driftglass’ blog, and elsewhere (like Crooks and Liars, with h/t to driftglass).
Example:
https://crooksandliars.com/2016/03/brainwashing-crazy-uncle-liberty-and-how
or:
https://driftglass.blogspot.com/2012/09/three-cheers-for-crazy-uncle-liberty.html
Often a Crazy Uncle Liberty is some wingnut in your life. It can be a blood relative or an in-law, but doesn’t have to be. It may also be the character that people in your life like to pipeline email forwards from into your inbox (before social media), or now, often on Facebook or on Nextdoor or whatever.
I think a more recent-ish example of a public Crazy Uncle Liberty is that Pillow Guy…