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Re:Facebook Made This 29-Year-Old Rich; War Made Him a Billi... by MichaelZuo on Friday June 03, 2022 @09:05PM (#31615771)
“ After losing friends who criticized him as a warmonger, Luckey is suddenly feeling vindicated. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, where Anduril has systems on the ground (he won’t say what precisely), some people are reaching out to apologize. They now realize “it is actually really important for the U.S. to have better weapons,” he says.”

Sounds like fair weather friends to me. Or they could have had consistent arguments against weapons development that they still maintain but in lesser priority and this could be editorializing by Forbes. Hard to tell.

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Re:Facebook Made This 29-Year-Old Rich; War Made Him a Billi... by jjeaff on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:42PM (#31616446)
Sounds made up, by either Luckey or Forbes.
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Re:Facebook Made This 29-Year-Old Rich; War Made Him a Billi... by init-as on Saturday June 04, 2022 @10:10AM (#31620511)
Nah I believe it. I’m thinking of the people who switched their entire identity from Social Justice to Ukraine for about 5 minutes.
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Re:Facebook Made This 29-Year-Old Rich; War Made Him a Billi... by MichaelZuo on Friday June 03, 2022 @11:16PM (#31616626)
What motives do you think would lead Luckey to make it up?
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Re:Facebook Made This 29-Year-Old Rich; War Made Him a Billi... by jjeaff on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @02:06PM (#31658045)
Obviously, to try and give an "I told you so" to all the people haranguing him for war profiteering.
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Re:Facebook Made This 29-Year-Old Rich; War Made Him a Billi... by MichaelZuo on Thursday June 09, 2022 @09:01PM (#31688810)
Wouldn't that make those folks harangue him even harder for successfully convincing some to join the 'dark side' or something?

Though that would be assuming these folks have consistent goals regardless of temporary advantages.

Maybe some are so wishy washy that they would degenerate weapons manufacturers one day and praise them the next if it's for a cause they perceive to be beneficial. (And then switch back to degenerating asap)

I wouldn't be able to bring myself to respect such craven losers. If enduring that is what it takes to succeed in the defense sector or the peace movement then kudos to anyone who tries in either.

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