Most also did. Techbros back them mostly used to be rright-libertarian, they just pivoted more and more to republicans once non-right leaning people showed an extreme distaste for GenAI.
Crypto has been leaning right for years and it’s a damn shame IMO. The initial motivation was to create a money supply without automatic annual pay cuts, without corporate bailouts, where we aren’t forced to either invest in a business or work until we die. All humans should share a FOSS money supply. A large percentage of us were leftists or (actual) anarchists.
Then it appreciated really fast and attracted a bunch of get-rich-quick crypto bros who understand nothing and want you to buy their latest shitcoin. And it’s hurt adoption in the long term as a consequence.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they started distancing themselves from the darknet drug markets that got us here.
He was going to give it to whoever won. Of course he wants to be on the good side of those in power. It’s not about the president, it’s about Tim Cook.
If you are in charge of a company whose market cap is larger than most nations’ GDP, you have to engage in diplomacy. Sometimes that’s blatant and overt corruption.
Tim Cook is really playing both sides of the fence here.
Capitalism, and… what’s the other side he’s playing?
Most also did. Techbros back them mostly used to be rright-libertarian, they just pivoted more and more to republicans once non-right leaning people showed an extreme distaste for GenAI.
Crypto has been leaning right for years and it’s a damn shame IMO. The initial motivation was to create a money supply without automatic annual pay cuts, without corporate bailouts, where we aren’t forced to either invest in a business or work until we die. All humans should share a FOSS money supply. A large percentage of us were leftists or (actual) anarchists.
Then it appreciated really fast and attracted a bunch of get-rich-quick crypto bros who understand nothing and want you to buy their latest shitcoin. And it’s hurt adoption in the long term as a consequence.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they started distancing themselves from the darknet drug markets that got us here.
The real fence is capital vs labor, and he doesn’t play both sides of that one
I mean, he did give a generous “personal donation” to the Trump inauguration.
He was going to give it to whoever won. Of course he wants to be on the good side of those in power. It’s not about the president, it’s about Tim Cook.
He wasn’t going to give a million dollars to Harris.
Really? Because he didn’t the last time.
It’s about him being a dipshit.
If you are in charge of a company whose market cap is larger than most nations’ GDP, you have to engage in diplomacy. Sometimes that’s blatant and overt corruption.
It’s a payoff so Muggsy brown pants doesn’t torch your business.
Maybe his interpretation of DEI would be more H1Bs from India?
He always has.
If I recall he said they were going to remove it and the board said no
Citation needed.
IIRC it was a bunch of shareholders who demanded removal.
Oh ok maybe I’m misremembering