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Summary

Tech leaders who once backed Trump are fed up as his second term descends into chaos.

Venture capitalists and startup founders complain about erratic policies and feel burned by crypto bro schemes like $Trump coin, which tanked after launch.

Appointing David Sacks as "crypto czar" only fueled suspicions of cronyism, while proposed defense budget cuts leave companies like Anduril and Palantir reeling.

Even billionaire allies like Jeff Bezos are souring as tariffs and economic uncertainty hit their bottom line. "Everyone is annoyed," says one disillusioned founder.

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[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 76 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They're mad because he's ruining their income, we're mad because he's ruining the country; we are not the same.

Fuck them.

[–] jessca@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 days ago

There is no greater joy than when two of your enemies go to war against each other.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Fuck this comment hits hard!

With people like Peter thiel running this god damned industry, who also bankrolled trump, I feel no sympathy!

Fuck em all! You got what you thought you wanted!

[–] doctorschlotkin@lemm.ee 26 points 6 days ago (3 children)

All these unprincipled fucks naming their companies after things from LOTR belies their complete lack of understanding of Tolkien and his morality. He’d fucking hate them all.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago

Palantir is pretty spot-on. It spies on everyone, is a tool of evil, and once used you never know who's watching and influencing you.

[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago

To be fair looking into these dudes I think they know that and like it.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 points 6 days ago

I'd go a step further and say Tolkien would (banned by Reddit) these fuckers.

[–] Polderviking@feddit.nl 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Tech leaders who once backed Trump

Once, meaning, until about two months ago.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yup, they got what they supported. May not be what they wanted, but after seeing Jack royally fuck HBO, I'm convinced rich people are just stupid and born into wealth. I have witnessed not one single rich person earn fucking shit!

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I have witnessed not one single rich person earn fucking shit!

I mean there are a handful that created some kind of creative work that became wildly popular and their wealth is ultimately derived primarily from that creation that you could argue earned it. Like Notch or JK Rowling.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I agree with you, but you named the two of the shittiest people on earth.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 days ago

You grossly underestimate just how shitty people can be. Which is wild given what's going on in gestures wildly.

[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yet somehow both are still pieces of shit just like the others.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean there is a difference between "earned their money rather than being born into it" and "has all the correct politics".

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah. Can't argue with that logic. But of all the available examples to choose from, why choose those two?

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 6 days ago

Specifically to have that conversation - there is no connection whatsoever between "earned their money" and "has views I agree with" or even "has non-harmful views." At least Notch doesn't do worse than occasionally tweet what he thinks.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 22 points 6 days ago

They're jangling their keys in front of the Democrats now to:

  • hedge their bets in case of Trump unpopularity and a midterm loss and
  • preclude any anti-corportist reform in that party after their blowout loss
[–] ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

Fuck every one of these "tech bros" in the article.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 18 points 6 days ago

Annoyed? ANNOYED? OH POOR BABIES.

Must be nice to be "annoyed" by what is going on right now.

[–] johncandy1812@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago

So do something then, other than just complaining about it.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 8 points 6 days ago

Funny how it only bothers them when their wallet is affected....

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

It's just too bad that they "won" this shit for all of us.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

They thought he was going to go full deregulation like the first term, but instead he went full Nazi, but that's even disengenous, because the Nazi's had a plan, this is just oppositional fascism without reason.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Do something about it then.

[–] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

Will they do something about it once their "tech" is wiped out? Their wealthy dissolved? Can they do anything about it once they're wiped out? (or will they be like the rest of us - unable to overcome the sheer weight of counter-computation we fight against now?)

[–] Ghosthacked@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Who's ready for the new Trump salad dressing? Et tu, Jeff?

The world is fucked, but we're about to get the best salad dressing ever.

[–] Petr90@mastodonczech.cz -1 points 6 days ago

@MicroWave Proč největší firmy v USA vedou naivní egocentrici, kteří si mysleli, že Trump nemyslí své výroky vážně?

[–] mrsjmccrimmon@feddit.uk 215 points 1 week ago (10 children)

“When tech people got involved in the government, they thought Trump was going to take more of a surgical approach and act less like a wrecking ball."

What about his first term, insurrection and campaign and everything about and around him suggested it’d be anything other than a wrecking ball approach???

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