[wideminded]

when I think of everything one could do with a few hundred million dollars... it just seems like executing a personal vendetta against somebody - anybody, even by surrogate - is an enormous and incomprehensible waste of time.

$140 million was awarded in the case. Hopefully this is significantly more than the legal fees. Based upon his agreement with Hulk Hogan, Thiel may even end up profiting from the case without ever having to actually participate in the trial, so it wouldn't be a waste of time.

[Jack Hammer]

‘...so it wouldn’t be a waste of time.’

Provided profit is all one seeks from life, you’re correct.