Peter Thiel's venture fund just announced Hereticon, a conference for 'troublemakers' to discuss immortality, doomsday prepping, and UFOs
Founders Fund vice president Michael Solana told Business Insider that "We believe dissent is essential to human progress and hope Hereticon will spark important conversations within our community and beyond — that's really the only goal."? You may just be in luck.Hereticon, a conference for "ideological outcasts." The conference will run for three days in May 2020 in New Orleans at an undetermined location, according to a blog post announcing the news.
"We believe dissent is essential to human progress and hope Hereticon will spark important conversations within our community and beyond — that's really the only goal," Founders Fund vice president Michael Solana told Business Insider over email.Peter Thiel's Founders Fund is making its first cybersecurity investment in a $37 million deal with 2 former Air Force pilots
The post lists a range of topics up for discussion, including immortality, doomsday preparation, biological modification, UFOs, and drag culture, among others. The form linked at the bottom of the post allows those interested to submit any topics or ideas they would also like to discuss if outside the already lengthy list outlined in the post.
"After dark, on the top floor of our hotel, in a hidden room plastered in newspaper clippings of sightings and secret bases, there may be a talk or two on UFOs and literally a séance. Let's get weird," Solana wrote in the post.
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