> After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million to try to block a California billionaire tax.
"Don't be evil" was a long time ago in a Googleplex far, far away.
When Performative Activism and Praising the King are opposing strategies, the Smart Money decides after comparing the RoI's.
How many of the world's top (say) 50 "liberal" billionaire support special taxes on billionaires?
> Asked for comment on this article, Mr. Brin said in a rare statement: “I fled socialism with my family in 1979 and know the devastating, oppressive society it created in the Soviet Union. I don’t want California to end up in the same place.”
He must be confusing socialism and communism. Presumably not a mistake. But embarrassing nonetheless. I suppose the gullible among us may be convinced
You'd think that Brin would know the difference between Soviet Russia and socialism. Money sure doesn't seem to make people smarter. Anyway, I really don't understand why he is trying to justify his choice in this awkward and clearly dumb way when there is a much more straightforward explanation that will do just fine.
Yeah this is annoying. Ten years ago hearing of Google cofounder turning right wing would sound like hell freezing over. I think this is deeply interesting to see how tech has been captured by big money politics like every other industry.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 43.2 ms ] thread"Don't be evil" was a long time ago in a Googleplex far, far away.
When Performative Activism and Praising the King are opposing strategies, the Smart Money decides after comparing the RoI's.
How many of the world's top (say) 50 "liberal" billionaire support special taxes on billionaires?
He must be confusing socialism and communism. Presumably not a mistake. But embarrassing nonetheless. I suppose the gullible among us may be convinced