Yeah, all that stuff is the article is great, but the Facebook experts here on HN (aged 18-24, most likely) said what Thiel did is no big deal. He's just diversifying. And besides, there's the upcoming Facebook Wallet (TM). It's gonna be big, big, big. Huge.
That doesn't make much sense without some more details.
What does the troll want?
Maybe it's not cash upfront?