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.
Once, meaning, until about two months ago.
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!
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.
I agree with you, but you named the two of the shittiest people on earth.
You grossly underestimate just how shitty people can be. Which is wild given what’s going on in gestures wildly.
Yet somehow both are still pieces of shit just like the others.
I mean there is a difference between “earned their money rather than being born into it” and “has all the correct politics”.
Yeah. Can’t argue with that logic. But of all the available examples to choose from, why choose those two?
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.