Peter Thiel unfriends Silicon Valley

Peter Thiel has had enough. The libertarian-minded, Trump-supporting billionaire is leaving Silicon Valley and taking his venture capital with him to Los Angeles. An aversion to liberal politics, the Wall Street Journal first reported, inspired the move.

While wealthy with plenty of billionaires, Silicon Valley shouldn’t ignore this exit. The collective tech industry ought to take notice and ought to update itself, otherwise it will remain susceptible to the sort of groupthink that stifles innovation.