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Re: Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX

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Post by Quarrelsome » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC

Supermancho wrote: post #541

Quarrelsome wrote: post #526

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I appreciate its not helpful but its as helpful as imagining some absurd conspiratorial future. In the same vein I could ask if you're the CIA trying to suppress earnest conversation. It just does nothing but hand wring about a bunch of imagined nonsense.

I think the perceived situation is a matter of degree. I would say there's a measurable (almost overwhelming) amount of corporate influence already. I have no doubt there are agency operatives influencing discussion online, from recorded precedence. Calling the concept 'nonsense' is overly dismissive. Regardless, using that kind of claim to deflect from the premise isn't a compelling reason to invalidate the concept.…

I have no doubt you're a CIA agent. Nurse!

Re: Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX

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Post by germandiago » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC

slfnflctd wrote: post #524

germandiago wrote: post #451

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There will be a moment where the government will depend so much on the tech that if the tech cuts the supply, they are f... Who do you think will rule at that point? They just cannot fight that, they do not have the technology these companies have.

"We have every location associated with you in the crosshairs of tamper proof missiles and surrounded by infantry with heavy vehicles. Do what we say or we will destroy you and everything you care about." And that's just the most obvious one. There are many other kinds of threats which are much more subtle. That is how governments traditionally stay in charge, and I expect the pattern to continue. Citizens simply don…

Not only force is a threat. When someone knows that the death of the rival is equivalent to ruining their own status, no matter how much additional force they have, things get much more balanced than you might think.

Re: Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX

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Post by bdhe » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC

muddi900 wrote: post #523

andsoitis wrote: post #505

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> sociopathic MBAs For the record, with the exception of Amazon’s Jassy, the CEOs of the top 5 companies are all engineering types with engineering credentials. The CEO credentials of the top 5 AI companies are all science degrees.

Google’s CEO is an IIM graduate

IIM as in Indian Institute of Management?

Absolutely not.

Sundar's education is: IIT-Kharagpur Bachelors in Eng Stanford Masters in Eng Wharton MBA

Maybe you're thinking of the last one