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Conspiracy Peter Thiel Hulk Hogan Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue eBook Ryan Holiday

One of my favorite authors, John McPhee, wrote a book about single tennis match called Levels of the Game. A book about a single tennis game does not sound like there can be much to it, but the story of the match is really the story of two men, how they were raised, what lead them to that space and time and playing style, and what that match meant as a pivoting point in race and culture. More than any other book, I was reminded of Levels of the Game while reading Conspiracy.

Most know the initial story - a private tape of Hulk Hogan released in the media - but the full story and its implications are well covered here. Holiday refers to Peter Thiel's love of chess more than once in the book, and this story also reminded me of a chess match. It's never a 'page-turner' in the traditional sense, but a very subtle battle between two opponents that swells over ten years. (I would highly recommend reading this rather than listening to it for that reason - there is enough depth to the story that it works best on the page, otherwise you will miss things).

I had read a little and already seen the Netflix documentary on the case, but here is what I really liked about the book:

* The story of the 'why did Peter Thiel do this' is much more complicated than can be explained by a documentary. Even after you remove all motives except for the personal, Holiday points out there were significant financial motives as well.
* Why choose the battlefield that they did? Thiel had almost limitless options to accomplish his ends, but chose a very specific means.
* I had not realized before reading this how much this case signals the clash between the right to privacy and the right to freedom that is still heading towards collision.
* Thiel is a fascinating guy, full of contradictions. One of my biggest takeaways is that I want to just learn more about him and read more about his Christian faith.
* There is not an easy answer to the question of who was right in this case, and Holiday does a good job of holding that tension for the entire book. Despite how despicable Gawker was in many cases and how easy it is to delight in their downfall, there is a real question of whether the ends justifies the means.
* The ultimate loser in this story, to me, is the legal system. It's very apparent that no one except for someone with very deep pockets could have made this happen. Depressing to realize that even a public figure like Hulk Hogan basically has no chance without being bankrolled by a billionaire in a case like this.

If you are interested in the story already, definitely pick this one up. There is a lot here that really adds to the public record and it is well worth your time to consider the larger questions it raises.


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Conspiracy Peter Thiel Hulk Hogan Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue eBook Ryan Holiday Reviews

I’ve long been a fan of Ryan Holiday, so take that for what it’s worth, but I believe this to be yet another book that seeks to enlighten and educate.

I was understandably confused when I learned that his latest book was about Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and Peter Thiel. It seemed really strange to me. I didn’t immediately pre-order it, I waited. I had to know, why this book, why this story? After release, the reviews and thoughts began trickling out and I knew I had to read the story.

Ultimately it’s not about the key players, it’s about our history and the history of conspiracy, as an act. It’s a story of a modern day conspiracy and the players happen to be Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and Peter Thiel. But it’s more than that. It’s about our world and our current landscape, political and social.

It gave me insights into a few questions I’d had in the past year and it also gave me a lot to think about (and an even larger stack of books to read!).

Ryan is always engaging and easy to read, he uses quotes liberally which is refreshing and often “cheating” at writing, but it works well for the things he’s trying to convey.
This book is awesome. Written by an author who is thoughtful, intelligent, and a deep thinker, it is not simply a rehashing of a recent, titillating event...it is something else entirely. Don’t be surprised if this is made into a movie by someone who reads this book and realizes that there is so much more there than simple betrayal and revenge. It would have been so easy—tempting even—to make the major players in this story into caricatures. They could all so easily fit into their roles as eccentric billionaire, ruthless media troll, and washed-up pro wrestler. But Ryan handles the lives of each of these people as a complex mixture of genius, sociopathy, vulnerability and fallibility. He makes it fascinating by not pandering to a “quick read” mentality, but by painting a full and multi-faceted world of complexity and intrigue.

The story itself is well known…well, the Cliff Notes version anyway. But Ryan delves into the details, the twists and turns, and the emotional ups and downs like a pro. He brings in historical references and philosophies of people like Machiavelli, Seneca and General Sherman with deftness and brevity. He could have gone the path of many other writers by giving us a history lesson on each, but he instead weaves the past with the present succinctly without getting boring. The way he paces the story reads like a crime novel…suspenseful and unpredictable, even though we know the ultimate end.

Brilliant, entertaining and profound.
Buy this book. You won't be disappointed.
I love narrative non-fiction and I definitely love anything about conspiracies, but what I was most surprised by with this book is how much I learned about the nature of conspiracy itself. Usually when you read like a spy thriller or an espionage book or something like that, you get the details of a conspiracy but they never zoom out and tell you why those details work or how they fit into a larger strategy. You get that kind of knowledge in this book which was really cool. And somehow I ended up sympathizing with each of the key figures in the story at various points, which is saying something coming from a Rowdy Roddy Piper fan. Definitely recommend.
One of my favorite authors, John McPhee, wrote a book about single tennis match called Levels of the Game. A book about a single tennis game does not sound like there can be much to it, but the story of the match is really the story of two men, how they were raised, what lead them to that space and time and playing style, and what that match meant as a pivoting point in race and culture. More than any other book, I was reminded of Levels of the Game while reading Conspiracy.

Most know the initial story - a private tape of Hulk Hogan released in the media - but the full story and its implications are well covered here. Holiday refers to Peter Thiel's love of chess more than once in the book, and this story also reminded me of a chess match. It's never a 'page-turner' in the traditional sense, but a very subtle battle between two opponents that swells over ten years. (I would highly recommend reading this rather than listening to it for that reason - there is enough depth to the story that it works best on the page, otherwise you will miss things).

I had read a little and already seen the Netflix documentary on the case, but here is what I really liked about the book

* The story of the 'why did Peter Thiel do this' is much more complicated than can be explained by a documentary. Even after you remove all motives except for the personal, Holiday points out there were significant financial motives as well.
* Why choose the battlefield that they did? Thiel had almost limitless options to accomplish his ends, but chose a very specific means.
* I had not realized before reading this how much this case signals the clash between the right to privacy and the right to freedom that is still heading towards collision.
* Thiel is a fascinating guy, full of contradictions. One of my biggest takeaways is that I want to just learn more about him and read more about his Christian faith.
* There is not an easy answer to the question of who was right in this case, and Holiday does a good job of holding that tension for the entire book. Despite how despicable Gawker was in many cases and how easy it is to delight in their downfall, there is a real question of whether the ends justifies the means.
* The ultimate loser in this story, to me, is the legal system. It's very apparent that no one except for someone with very deep pockets could have made this happen. Depressing to realize that even a public figure like Hulk Hogan basically has no chance without being bankrolled by a billionaire in a case like this.

If you are interested in the story already, definitely pick this one up. There is a lot here that really adds to the public record and it is well worth your time to consider the larger questions it raises.