r/technology • u/DontFearTheCreaper • 20h ago

Social Media Tech CEOs who grinned behind Trump at inauguration lose billions in wake of tariffs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariff-bezos-musk-zuckerberg-b2727147.html
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u/kerouac666 17h ago

I'm an alcoholic in recovery and I keep explaining to people that these people are literally addicted to money. In the same way that a crack head will do anything for more crack even if they already had a pile of crack, they will do anything for more money.

And in that same way, they will never stop, especially as addiction to money is a socially encouraged, self-reinforcing addiction. No one says a crack head is a genius who people should trust because they're an addict, but they do say that about CEOs.

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u/yawrrpdrk 8h ago

Not disagreeing but these people live in a different reality than everyone else. I’m not sure they care about money as much as they crave the power that level of wealth affords them. They want the attention, the control, and ultimately some kind of legacy so even when they are dead they are remembered.

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u/MeoowDude 3h ago

Money is their power. I’ve heard the comparison to other types of addictions before. They sure as hell don’t care about their legacy as the majority of billionaires are vile people. You have to be vile to a substantial degree to even become a billionaire.

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u/AbraxosLovesFlowers 8h ago

Yep. It’s an addiction, but for some reason it’s been deemed a socially acceptable one.

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u/old_mayo 7h ago

for some reason it’s been deemed a socially acceptable one

The reason is because rich assholes have been using their money and power for decades/centuries to convince people that being rich is Good, Actually through bullshit like "trickle-down economics"

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u/ABHOR_pod 7h ago

I worked with a guy who wasn't a literal crackhead, but definitely had crack head behavior. Betray his own brother over some petty shit and sell his stolen PS4 to buy booze type shit.

I got along great with him. He was my closest work friend for a while.

Never invited him over to hang out because I didn't want him knowing I had a PS4 and a big screen TV and a gaming PC.