[tuna74]

It might actually be so bad that the last bad effects mentioned are part of the goal this time.

It is kind of funny that the people who complain about the "deep state" with some kind of goal actually create something similar with an actual goal.

[jordanb]

I think the silicon valley bros are playing checkers, not chess. They are succeeding because they're being allowed to succeed and if they get what they want their ultimate fate will be dying of polonium, falling out of a window, or disappearing into the American equivalent of a Siberian jail.

[Gud]

Well, I guess there's always a silver lining.