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clpmsf | karma 57 | avg karma 4.38 · 2024-01-31 10:58:31

Seems like whenever tech people get rich enough they become completely obsessed with politics.

solfox | karma 3233 | avg karma 92.37 · 2024-01-31 11:09:54

Feels very egoic to me.

WhyCause | karma 73 | avg karma 1.87 · 2024-01-31 11:10:31

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.

micromacrofoot | karma 3668 | avg karma 1.33 · 2024-01-31 11:12:13

They're like dragons guarding their piles of gold

mjmsmith | karma 494 | avg karma 1.8 · 2024-01-31 11:17:00

That ladder isn't going to pull itself up.

concordDance | karma 4533 | avg karma 1.73 · 2024-01-31 11:28:01

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.

theGnuMe | karma 918 | avg karma 0.67 · 2024-01-31 11:54:53

Ha! That is so not true. Musk, Koch, Griffin, Bloomberg, Gates.

concordDance | karma 4533 | avg karma 1.73 · 2024-01-31 14:48:40

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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abenga | karma 728 | avg karma 1.64 · 2024-02-01 14:48:57

How they vote is probably irrelevant. To whom their PACs donate, however…

iancmceachern | karma 7033 | avg karma 2.08 · 2024-01-31 11:28:31

It's an ego thing