https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/03/the-contrarian-review-inside-the-strange-world-of-paypal-founder-peter-thiel > Max Chafkin’s thorough study of the tech titan reveals a man with his eye on the main chance, rather than a visionary > This is a book about the aphrodisiac effect of wealth and in particular about the reality distortion field that surrounds people who possess it. Peter Thiel is such a person and the strength of the field that surrounds him is so intense that it is difficult to believe anything that anyone writes about him.