Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI
by insane_dreamer on Monday February 10, 2025 @06:44PM
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So opposition spending $250M to win an election and then given control over government spending by that same president, while owning companies that have billions in government contracts, is Marxism? In most non-Marxist democratic countries, the above would be considered corruption.
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Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI
by mattmaroon on Monday February 10, 2025 @08:44PM
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It's Marxism to assume that it's at all rational to limit the amount of wealth someone can accumulate. What is the alternative to unlimited accumulation of wealth?
Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI
by insane_dreamer on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @02:08PM
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If that’s the definition of Marxism, sign me up!
Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI
by ivewonyoung on Monday February 10, 2025 @09:48PM
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Repeating myself from another comment.
The dems outspent republicans by a billion or so, so 250M didn't do much. If it did, Kamala would've won by a lot.
Way more billionaires supported Kamala vs. Trump (83 vs 52).
Re:Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4B Bid for Control of OpenAI
by insane_dreamer on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @10:48AM
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The point is not how much was raised.
The point is that the person who gave the most -- by far -- is now in a position to unilaterally make major decisions affecting all Americans, and other countries too (USAID).