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1. clpmsf+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-01-31 16:58:31
Seems like whenever tech people get rich enough they become completely obsessed with politics.
replies(6): >>solfox+d3 >>WhyCau+o3 >>microm+S3 >>mjmsmi+j5 >>concor+U7 >>iancmc+28
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2. solfox+d3[view] [source] 2024-01-31 17:09:54
>>clpmsf+(OP)
Feels very egoic to me.
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3. WhyCau+o3[view] [source] 2024-01-31 17:10:31
>>clpmsf+(OP)
I think it's more that once you get rich, the political machine becomes obsessed with you and your donations. That attention can be kind of addictive.
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4. microm+S3[view] [source] 2024-01-31 17:12:13
>>clpmsf+(OP)
They're like dragons guarding their piles of gold
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5. mjmsmi+j5[view] [source] 2024-01-31 17:17:00
>>clpmsf+(OP)
That ladder isn't going to pull itself up.
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6. concor+U7[view] [source] 2024-01-31 17:28:01
>>clpmsf+(OP)
No, just the ones you are likely to hear about on the news. Take a look at the top 10 richest Americans, most spend very little time on politics and you'll often struggle to even find out their opinions of the issues of the day.
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7. iancmc+28[view] [source] 2024-01-31 17:28:31
>>clpmsf+(OP)
It's an ego thing
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8. theGnu+ne[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 17:54:53
>>concor+U7
Ha! That is so not true. Musk, Koch, Griffin, Bloomberg, Gates.
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9. concor+tN[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-31 20:48:40
>>theGnu+ne
I couldn't even tell you whether Gates currently votes Republican or Democrat, let alone his position on zoning or trans rights.

I think the word "obsessed" would definitely be inapplicable.

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10. abenga+cI2[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-02-01 14:48:57
>>concor+tN
How they vote is probably irrelevant. To whom their PACs donate, however…
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