Bwahahah! Oh wait, he serious.

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[–] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

In general it is pretty surprising that all these tech oligarchs, the wealthiest people in the world, with direct access to all of the data they have sucked out of the entire global population, was so incredibly bad at influencing this election.

It really speaks volumes about how bad they are at implementing all of that stolen data and surveillance. I guess we should be thankful that they are as stupid and inept as they are.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 hours ago

    Keep in mind if you're a billionaire you are constantly insulated by a thick layer of suck-ups and yes men. You no longer interact with "normal" people, just other rich assholes. You have the money to get anything you want, and "no" simply means "shovel more money at it". Picture what the cognitive effects of living like that for a year... or a decade. Being kicked in the head every morning would probably be less damaging to somebody's mind.

    If you view tech oligarchs through that lens their ineptitude becomes much more understandable. The crazy guy with his truck covered in Trump stickers and rants about microchips is grounded in reality by comparison.

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