The Gawker story angered Thiel. In response, Thiel determined to destroy Gawker. Not the reporter who outed him or the man who owned the publication, like a normal megalomaniacal billionaire. No, Thiel’s thirst for vengeance would only be satisfied by destroying the entire media conglomerate itself. Gawker owned a bunch of spinoff blogs, vertices that reported on industries as varied as video games and sports. All had to suffer because the main Gawker website offended Thiel.
