r/technology • u/DontFearTheCreaper • 1d 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/Edie_T 1d ago

Agree. Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin. Their essays about this are out in plain sight. I still haven't downloaded Project 2025 but I'm sure it's there as well.

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u/tawDry_Union2272 1d ago

yep. i admit when i first heard about the "dark enlightenment" movement i thought it was gonna be just a load of conspiracy theory bunk....

it's real, half or more of its players are in trump administration positions of power/policy, and it's happening right now.

fuckinA.

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u/Non-taken-Meursault 1d ago

Where can I read more about that?

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u/nutbuckers 1d ago

not the original commenter you asked, but I liked this fairly condensed conspiracy theory/summary (i really hate that we're living in the times where the batshit crazy and the uncomfortable truth are getting more and more difficult to tell apart): https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1jgr5wp/economics_is_not_trumps_strong_suit/mj1nzb7/