▲ 779 ▼ AI Billionaires Are Flooding Money Into Politics to Influence Elections, But It’s Backfiring: Even a whiff of AI money seems to disgust voters. (futurism.com) submitted 2 weeks ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (6 children) Give us each $100,000 and I'll consider it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] pigup@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (5 children) I thought someone did the math and said if all US billionaires were slaughtered and the money divided amongst US population, we'd all get like $400k+. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago I always wondered if it would've been cheaper in Iraq and Afghanistan to just pay everyone to hand over their weapons and leave. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) IF the billionaires are really worth their money. Unluckily the billionaires are only theoretically worth their money since it depends on the value of their shares in the companies, shares value that is only supposed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (2 children) $400k in shares is still more than I have permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) $400K in shares is theoretically more than what you have. There is no guarantee that this is what you will be paid once you sell the shares. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I guarantee it would still be more than I have permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pigup@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (5 children) I thought someone did the math and said if all US billionaires were slaughtered and the money divided amongst US population, we'd all get like $400k+. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago I always wondered if it would've been cheaper in Iraq and Afghanistan to just pay everyone to hand over their weapons and leave. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) IF the billionaires are really worth their money. Unluckily the billionaires are only theoretically worth their money since it depends on the value of their shares in the companies, shares value that is only supposed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (2 children) $400k in shares is still more than I have permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) $400K in shares is theoretically more than what you have. There is no guarantee that this is what you will be paid once you sell the shares. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I guarantee it would still be more than I have permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago I always wondered if it would've been cheaper in Iraq and Afghanistan to just pay everyone to hand over their weapons and leave. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) IF the billionaires are really worth their money. Unluckily the billionaires are only theoretically worth their money since it depends on the value of their shares in the companies, shares value that is only supposed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (2 children) $400k in shares is still more than I have permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) $400K in shares is theoretically more than what you have. There is no guarantee that this is what you will be paid once you sell the shares. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I guarantee it would still be more than I have permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago (2 children) $400k in shares is still more than I have permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) $400K in shares is theoretically more than what you have. There is no guarantee that this is what you will be paid once you sell the shares. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I guarantee it would still be more than I have permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) $400K in shares is theoretically more than what you have. There is no guarantee that this is what you will be paid once you sell the shares. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I guarantee it would still be more than I have permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago I guarantee it would still be more than I have permalink fedilink source parent