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/PaulTheMerc 17h ago

When you have a giant flashing sign that says "I believe in shit with no proof whatsoever, often contrary to proof in fact!", at that point it isn't mostly the other person's fault for taking advantage.

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u/makebbq_notwar 17h ago

I’ve heard evangelicals described this way by Newt Gingrich, Mike DeWine, and Ralph Norman over the years. Abortion was a great wedge issue to lead the sheep around with for decades. Now it’s Trans and DEI.