[clpmsf]

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

[WhyCause]

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.

[mjmsmith]

That ladder isn't going to pull itself up.

[iancmceachern]

It's an ego thing

[micromacrofoot]

They're like dragons guarding their piles of gold

[concordDance]

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]

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

[concordDance]

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.

[abenga]

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

[solfox]

Feels very egoic to me.