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.

  • snekerpimp@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Cool, so now the tech bros will stand up to them in the house and file articles of…. Oh wait, they don’t actually have any power in the government and will be able to do nothing to get the orange fascist and his South African goblin out of the place where they are doing IRREPARABLE harm.

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      If they’ll counter Musk’s primarying political opposition and stooges, you may see congressmen grow a spine.

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          And that’s an if bigger than the entire Milky Way galaxy

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        Not really, either way the Broligarchs own the government. We might make them buy slightly less shitty politicians, but that doesn’t count for much.

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        we will agree with them, when they start funding opposition to all GOP,a nd stop thier donations to them. if they think they can virtue signal and double-dip by funding both sides, they arnt really ready for a change.

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      My slim hope is that they start funding the opposition and current legislators to oust them. Things change radically when money is on the line.

      Sucks i have to pray to oligarchs but I don’t have any other short term option

      Edit: Fuck this mentality I need to find a better path.