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54. I was a bit offended that he was on TED talks

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 04:17 PM

Jun 2014

That was my beef with it all mostly because I respect TED talks as a whole and learn so much interesting things there I would never hear anywhere else and that sort of tainted it a bit for me.

The fact he is trying to sell his product is no big deal, of course that on it's own is nothing to even comment on - it was the association with TED. Which I am sure is not pure either.

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Pierre Omidyar - Libertarian GG's Libertarian Billionaire Boss [View all] Whisp Jun 2014 OP

The 4 questions: Whisp Jun 2014 #1

That's some tweet. ProSense Jun 2014 #15

It reminds me of the righty responses I get on discussionist. nt arthritisR_US Jun 2014 #62

yeh, GG the 'civil' libertarian. I don't think so! Whisp Jun 2014 #67

I'm sorry, you miss interpreted my post due to my daftness in clarity. arthritisR_US Jun 2014 #71

He has responded to such questions. Vattel Jun 2014 #66

The NSA spying makes Obama look authoritarian AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #72

The Carlyle Group Has Made $2 Billion Off Of Booz Allen OnyxCollie Jun 2014 #2

(OBANOE COUNTY) PROFITS OF CELERY snooper2 Jun 2014 #8

Inside Information... Octafish Jun 2014 #13

Yeah, greenwald and omidyar are slimey like the carlyle group. Cha Jun 2014 #68

Guy's not perfect, but he's one of the few billionaires interested in supporting democracy. Octafish Jun 2014 #3

You mean like this? msanthrope Jun 2014 #5

Pierre seems to have his fingers in $$$ projects around the globe... Whisp Jun 2014 #9

You wouldn't happen to have the name of a good billionaire? Octafish Jun 2014 #61

I can't trust a guy who thinks everything is for profit. Whisp Jun 2014 #7

That does cast him in an unfavorable light. Octafish Jun 2014 #60

i hope you know i respect you very much oct questionseverything Jun 2014 #10

Thanks for the heads-up, questionseverything. Back atcha... Octafish Jun 2014 #12

bradblog covered her well questionseverything Jun 2014 #16

eBay Shrugged: Pierre Omidyar believes there should be no philanthropy without profit Whisp Jun 2014 #4

DU rec... SidDithers Jun 2014 #6

Libertarians like Omidyar and Greenwald believe in completely unfettered free markets. nt Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #23

and Fuck Ron Paul. Whisp Jun 2014 #26

And a completely non-interventionist federal government. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #49

"reducing third-world illiteracy rates by privatizing education" ucrdem Jun 2014 #11

Sibel Edmonds exposes Omidyar, PayPal: Whisp Jun 2014 #14

DailyPaul and Infowars? You're outdoing yourself! (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #18

I believe my info is from Edmunds Boiling Frogs site... Whisp Jun 2014 #19

Half of the article on DailyPaul that you linked to is from Infowars muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #20

No, the content is from Boiling Frogs. Here: Whisp Jun 2014 #24

You didn't link to 'Boiling Frogs', you linked to DailyPaul muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #31

I should probably change that link in the initial post but Whisp Jun 2014 #35

You may think Stormfront and infowars are okay to link to here now, but I don't muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #43

No, I don't think they are ok to link here. But the 'community' does. Whisp Jun 2014 #51

However, Kiva is a non-profit microfinance organisation muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #17

Six Degrees of Omidyar Whisp Jun 2014 #28

Yes, we still have a team there. Thank you for remembering. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2014 #63

Interesting read Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #21

NSA domestic spying still sucks AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #22

I can agree with that mostly, but GG and Co. Libertarians suck more. n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #25

No, domestic spying by our own government AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #27

GG and Co. give a shit about domestic spying. It's a ruse, it's bait for the gullible. Whisp Jun 2014 #29

So you are saying domestic spying didn't happen? AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #30

No, I'm saying Omidyar and Co. are using people's fear for profit. Just like the NRA. Whisp Jun 2014 #32

No AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #36

I disagree wholeheartedly. I am seeing the same kinds of reactions from the groups. Whisp Jun 2014 #40

Are you pro NSA? AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #42

pro NSA meaning I like the idea of cameras and intrusion into Whisp Jun 2014 #45

So you are pro NSA domestic spying AgingAmerican Jun 2014 #46

No. Is there a case proven that NSA spies domestically? Whisp Jun 2014 #48

What role does Spiegel Online play? Cerridwen Jun 2014 #33

Mikko Hypponen Whisp Jun 2014 #37

I may have misunderstood the talk he gave to which I linked, Cerridwen Jun 2014 #39

on the actual TED video, I don't think he was selling... Whisp Jun 2014 #41

Ah. So all his experience in cyber security is null and void if he profits from it? Cerridwen Jun 2014 #44

I didn't trust him. That's my choice. Whisp Jun 2014 #50

Fortunately, people who care about cyber-security on an international scale, Cerridwen Jun 2014 #52

I was a bit offended that he was on TED talks Whisp Jun 2014 #54

Then the Vanity Fair article from 2004 will really make things tough for you. Cerridwen Jun 2014 #56

still wouldn't buy anything from Hypponen, but great good work is being done. Whisp Jun 2014 #57

So if someone's boss isn't ideologically pure enough for anonymous internet dudes riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #34

There's a lot of distance between ideologically pure and filthy money grubbing ghoul. n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #38

Well-said. Smearing Greenwald and Snowden is a sport around here. Vattel Jun 2014 #70

do you have a news story about Omidyar? grasswire Jun 2014 #47

Since when do "investors" in Kiva make anything from their "investments?" Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #53

Apparently the Omidyar kind do. There is more info out there on that. Whisp Jun 2014 #55

Do more research, please. There are good people out there doing good things Whisp Jun 2014 #58

Charity Navigator Ratings gives them 4 stars... Cerridwen Jun 2014 #59

Fuck Rand Paul and JEB Jun 2014 #64

Oh. And Greenwald is not a Libertarian riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #65

Riiiight.."odios and repugnant" Greenwald is "not" a Libertarian.. so quit saying that.. Cha Jun 2014 #69

kick Whisp Jun 2014 #73