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Re:To do politics or not do politics? Tech startups are divided by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday November 22, 2020 @05:02PM (#25181528)
Companies get involved with politics all the time, and policy in the US seems to be far more about keeping corporations and the shareholder class happy than keeping voters happy.

So it's more that companies can't do certain limited things, but companies - and CEOs particularly - can do plenty of others.

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Re:To do politics or not do politics? Tech startups are divided by free_rms on Sunday November 22, 2020 @05:04PM (#25181545)
Sure, in terms of lobbying, contributing to PACs, etc. But that's very rarely aligned with what the social justice activists want.

What they get, instead, is a performative pacifier. Which IMO makes the problem worse as they realize how unsatisfying it is and demand more and more strenuous performance.

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