Were there any other major Silicon Valley companies or executives that were pro-Trump other than Elon Musk and X? The whole premise of this post seems untrue on its face.
Those with power want deregulation, those without want regulations that constrain those with power. Just so we're on the same page, those with power is corporate America, those without is everyone else.
That's a difficult question to an answer. The employees of those companies were most if not entirely anti-Trump, so, if the CEO was pro Trump, then they may not have want to say anything in fear of upsetting the employees.
Were there any other major Silicon Valley companies or executives that were pro-Trump other than Elon Musk and X? The whole premise of this post seems untrue on its face.
Bezos and Zuck moved to neutral…
That is a fairly big change.
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Also Peter Thiel I believe.
Yes Peter Thiel, but he’s the only other one I’m aware of.
That’s not exactly a groundswell of support from Silicon Valley.
Got a source for that?
All of them...?
Those with power want deregulation, those without want regulations that constrain those with power. Just so we're on the same page, those with power is corporate America, those without is everyone else.
- https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-swing-toward-...
- https://nypost.com/2024/06/26/tech/a-segment-of-silicon-vall...
- https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-and-silicon-valleys...
It must be untrue, because you’re unfamiliar with the matter?
Here are some examples
Susa Ventures https://x.com/lpolovets Craft Ventures https://x.com/davidsacks Keith Rabois (khosla Naval https://x.com/naval Balaji https://x.com/balajis
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/silic...
That's a difficult question to an answer. The employees of those companies were most if not entirely anti-Trump, so, if the CEO was pro Trump, then they may not have want to say anything in fear of upsetting the employees.
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