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Countries are growing uneasy about their dependence on U.S. technology firms.

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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

He only cares about himself and the money he got from them. The better question is why all those tech billionaires supported him.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Because he won't say no to them.

The group of toolbags parked behind trump at his inauguration all have one thing in common: they live so far up their own arses the concept of "no", "no one wants this" and "you cannot do this" is so foreign to their fantasies it feels like offense.

Complete sociopathy

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

because once you've reached end-state capitalism, the only realistic way to make sure line continues to go up is either ratfucking public funds or to trigger a crash/credit crunch (enabling you to buy up discounted distressed assets)