Looks like all the bending the knee to Trump didn't work out so well for Zuck.
There is this silver lining to all the tech boot licking, it didn't even work. They should have just stood their ground, what was your soul worth, Jeff, Mark, etc.?
You seem to imply these billios had a soul in the first place. I really doubt that’s the case.
I'm not sure if they have a soul either. However, they hate losing money! Which we can call motivation to fight back in ways that us normals can't. After Elon loses enough money we may see a political divorce of epic proportions, that will be very entertaining to watch. (Can you imagine what it will be like if trump threatens the Starlink contracts?!?)
The bending of the knee wasn't followed by a briefcase full of cash, or a large enough donation to the campaign/library fund, or not enough meme coin purchase. Maybe he should have shown up to Mar-a-lago wearing a Trump watch carrying a Trump bible. In other words, Zuck didn't come across as truly loyal in his meetings with Trump.
Well put, perhaps this could be the beginning of a super rich person rebelling against the current administration? Goodness knows somebody needs to, or he will run them all over until it's time to completely burn the rest of us who don't have the means to defend ourselves in court. If recent news is to be believed from major networks simply reporting what trump says, NOTHING is beyond his contempt for anyone who doesn't bend the knee, which is un-american.
How I would hate to see Zuck of all people be displayed as some kind of key figure in resisting fascism. The enabler of ethnic purges, proven criminal, put up on whatever kind of pedestal. And then the silly people forever reminding me of it by saying something along the lines: "But look, he did something with his money! He got us freedom back!" or some other BS. Maybe I should already practice restraint, just in case.
Ha, you're absolutely right! (Let's also not forget how FB literally steals everyone's privacy who uses the app.) I wouldn't worry about getting teased about the zuckster doing anything helpful, on NPR this morning they revealed he offered the trump administration 450 million dollars(!) to call the whole thing off, which they refused.
For those of us who haven't drank the GOP kool-aid, practiced restraint is now a way of life.
Isn’t that pretty much the playbook though? The younger evil villain slays the older evil villain to take its place? Just because one slays the evil ruler doesn’t mean they are just themselves.