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Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Re: Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Post by actionfromafar »

bigcat12345678 wrote: post #6

I treat this as a sign of the inevitable terminal phase of any private cooperation in US: they start to invest their resources to stretch into areas that are irrelevant to their core mission, but they have to, because their core mission is accomplished already, and their business, which is built on top of the fruits of their core mission, needs protection beyond direct means relevant to their core mission. When pursi…

They need protection from other oligarchs, and they know the Prince hasn't read chapter 23.

Re: Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Post by spicyusername »

Is the problem here NVIDIA or is the problem that our government doesn't function unless there's a pac funneling money into decision-making?

Hardly surprising to see a company with strategic interests strategically try to achieve them. A business exists to make money, and if pulling policy levers is required to make money, you'll see them try to pull the levers.

Reverse Citizens United and you solve these kind of problems at the source.

Re: Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Post by bigcat12345678 »

zdragnar wrote: post #7
bigcat12345678 wrote: post #6

I treat this as a sign of the inevitable terminal phase of any private cooperation in US: they start to invest their resources to stretch into areas that are irrelevant to their core mission, but they have to, because their core mission is accomplished already, and their business, which is built on top of the fruits of their core mission, needs protection beyond direct means relevant to their core mission. When pursi…

Their biggest customers are struggling to build out locations to use their products. This is nothing more than an attempt to engage in regulatory capture to overrule local politics on behalf of their customers.

> Their biggest customers are struggling to build out locations to use their products.

That's true.

Although, the fact remains that any large corp in US, eventually becomes too big to make sense to pursue their core mission.

Essentially, NVDA does not need this much profit to continue its core mission or try to expand the scope into more meaningful ventures. But profit seeking inevitably would make them to go blindly.

They'll find reasons to do that, as profit itself is non-binding to any particular person, ideology, principles etc.

Re: Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Post by cyanydeez »

spicyusername wrote: post #12

Is the problem here NVIDIA or is the problem that our government doesn't function unless there's a pac funneling money into decision-making? Hardly surprising to see a company with strategic interests strategically try to achieve them. A business exists to make money, and if pulling policy levers is required to make money, you'll see them try to pull the levers. Reverse Citizens United and you solve these kind of pro…

So the first step down the lobbying-is-good-for-governance that both sides embraced was when they defunded the congressional research office. So a vital way in which congress "informed themselves" was basically minimized to the point that the only way for congress to now inform themselves is via lobbying and th eonly way to write complex legislation is via those lobbyings.

This is the endpoint of that effort and the people who pushed it most likely knew what they were doing.

Re: Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Post by y1n0 »

spicyusername wrote: post #12

Is the problem here NVIDIA or is the problem that our government doesn't function unless there's a pac funneling money into decision-making? Hardly surprising to see a company with strategic interests strategically try to achieve them. A business exists to make money, and if pulling policy levers is required to make money, you'll see them try to pull the levers. Reverse Citizens United and you solve these kind of pro…

Yeah I generally lean libertarian but I tend to agree with reversing citizens united.

Re: Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Post by kzrdude »

spicyusername wrote: post #12

Is the problem here NVIDIA or is the problem that our government doesn't function unless there's a pac funneling money into decision-making? Hardly surprising to see a company with strategic interests strategically try to achieve them. A business exists to make money, and if pulling policy levers is required to make money, you'll see them try to pull the levers. Reverse Citizens United and you solve these kind of pro…

It's worth listening to Lawrence Lessig, speaking in 2011, "Republic Lost" on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik1AK56FtVc (It's a "Talk at Google")

I think he laid it out very clearly, but never found traction to try to change this (I don't think US Congress wants to be changed, though).

Re: Nvidia Starts Pac as AI Chip Maker Builds DC Influence Force

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Post by nonethewiser »

spicyusername wrote: post #12

Is the problem here NVIDIA or is the problem that our government doesn't function unless there's a pac funneling money into decision-making? Hardly surprising to see a company with strategic interests strategically try to achieve them. A business exists to make money, and if pulling policy levers is required to make money, you'll see them try to pull the levers. Reverse Citizens United and you solve these kind of pro…

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