Yes...but the core of a libertarian is that they value their LIBERTY over anything else.
It can't just be that Thiel wants to make money. Would he be involved in a company that is systematically eroding the very liberties that he publicly claims to cherish, all for a few more hundreds of millions of dollars?
I doubt it.
So there must be something else going on - and I am genuinely interested.
2. Libertarians are opposed to giving money to govt, not taking money from govt.