The lesson of Jeff Bezos is that of a man alone. Someone happy to exploit the system and people, and now experiencing his own vulnerability. He depends on the system, but people don't love or like him.

In a world with better distribution of resources, unions, social support, he'd have not risen so high. He also would have a network of culture and laws and people that would protect him out of principle, if not actually liking him.

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A weird thing about "The Apprentice" is from what little I've seen Sebastian Stan does a hell of a job. It's just gonna be eclipsed by everything else.

It's 2025. President Harris signs the "Bezos Tax" Bill increasing tax rates on billionaires.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4954591-trump-meets-blue-origin-leaders-bezos/

It's 2025. Harris has just taken office. Jeff Bezos is refusing an increasing amount of interviews about his ownership of news.

Just saying folks at the LA Times, you can leak "why Trump is unfit" series and become famous and get even MORE attention. https://www.thewrap.com/la-times-case-against-trump-kamala-endorsement-canceled/

Soon-Shiong and Bezos figure they can appease Trump if he wins, and that if Harris wins she won't do anything to them.

They've exposed how cowardly they are. And even if they don't fear a Harris administration, it's up to us to deal with them.

"Our ancestors would never do the things we do today."

My dude, our ancestors did things like mix horse poop with whiskey in order to drive off scurvy and murder left-handed Irish people they thought were werewolves.

If you ever notice cowardice on the part of rich people, who supposedly have so much wealth and power, remember they depend on The System. It's a balancing act, not some inherent trait they have.

And they don't want to shake up the balancing act of contact, money, position, privilege, connections, politics, debts, etc.

When Harris wins, we'll suddenly "find" a whole legion of Harris supporters like Dimon.

Cowards all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/business/jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-harris-trump.html

Look if remember when tech was cool. Honestly. We used to enjoy this.

OK trying to figure out Automattic, WP, EP Engine, and all the various RAPID developing conflicts is brain-melting.

However I can say that Mullenwig is being a total choad.

At the rate Trump is cancelling interviews, I think his mental (and physical) health is in rapid deterioration. https://newrepublic.com/post/187262/donald-trump-cancels-appearances-sign-struggling

Please sum up the state of technology today.

Yes, JD Vance is not just a freak, but is surrounded by them. https://www.wired.com/story/jd-vance-adviser-posted-drug-use-reddit-cocaine-gas-station-heroin/

"Now it feels like IT infrastructure is one giant autoimmune disorder." - Me.

We know Trump will contest the election when he loses, but honestly he seems to be declining so quickly I don't know if he'd be able to. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/15/trump-dancing-pennsylvania-rally