[pixelatedindex]

> I think a lot of largest tech companies feel that they'll face retribution from the current administration for not being supportive enough but would not from future admins.

The Democrats should play hardball but the geriatrics can barely take a swing.

[shermantanktop]

They don’t know where the plate is, what the game is, or what day it is. They’re just hoping for ice cream when the nurse comes around with the meds. Meanwhile they are retelling stories from the 1960s for the hundredth time.

Even the young ones act like this.

[jordanb]

This is exactly it and parallels what happened with the end of the Wiemar Republic. There was an asymmetry in response between the Nazis and the government. You can see that in the limited prosecution and light sentences of the Beer Hall Putsch perpetrators.

The tech titans like Thiel see the Trump administration as a "big bet" a startup investment. They can "shoot for the moon" and try to realize the network state. If they fail, they figure they'll just toss the Democrats some campaign contributions and all will be good.

[jacquesm]

The scary thing is that they're probably right about that. You can buy your way out of treason now.