![]() With his unique perspective and exclusive access to all the key players, Ryan Holiday transforms these events into both a dissection of that controversial word and methodology – conspiracy – and an eye-opening cautionary tale on the use, abuse and consequences of power and secrecy in the modern age. It had been one of the most covered and surreal legal cases in history and no one had suspected a thing. These two seemingly unrelated events were in fact the bookends of a nearly decade-long plot masterminded by Thiel, for both obvious and non-obvious reasons. In 2016, Gawker was forced to declare bankruptcy after a $140 million dollar judgment in a Florida court over an illegally recorded sex tape of Hulk Hogan with his best friend’s wife. In 2007, a short blog post on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley vertical of Gawker Media, outed the enigmatic Facebook and PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel as gay. And of the few that do exist, fewer are ever discovered, let alone explained. ![]() Title: Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker & the anatomy of intrigueĬonspiracy theories are legion. Ryan Holiday is a globally acclaimed writer and media strategist, as well as the bestselling author of Conspiracy Trust Me, I’m Lying The Obstacle Is the Way Ego Is the Enemy and other books about marketing, culture and the human condition, including his latest book Courage is Calling. ![]()
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