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OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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This is obviously not ideal but what would have been a better alternative? Democrats are pushing anti tech agenda without understanding the consequences. And this is not because democrats are stupid, it’s because there’s a large population who feels the same way.

Is this some kind of joke? Do you Americans really think this is okay? Bribing presidents and influencing future elections with multi millions of dollars? What does this all still have to do with Making the World a Better Place and all that other dumb shit Stanford and Google and all these other Silicon Valley institutions blurted out for decades?

The answer is yes. Americans are fine with this.

Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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Non-american here, so I genuinely have no clue and I would like to know: Does that donation mean that Greg Brockman personally supports what Trump is doing today in the US?

Non-American but yup, Americans generally donate to people whose policies you support. For Non Americans it is a bit complicated but very much possible.

Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this some kind of joke? Do you Americans really think this is okay? Bribing presidents and influencing future elections with multi millions of dollars? What does this all still have to do with Making the World a Better Place and all that other dumb shit Stanford and Google and all these other Silicon Valley institutions blurted out for decades?

The answer is yes. Americans are fine with this.

I'm not fine with it but when you have a bunch of people who listen to their Instagram feed what are you gonna do?

Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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This is obviously not ideal but what would have been a better alternative? Democrats are pushing anti tech agenda without understanding the consequences. And this is not because democrats are stupid, it’s because there’s a large population who feels the same way.

> Democrats are pushing anti tech agenda without understanding the consequences Do they? I would like to read more about that, could you please point out an article or source? I'm not a US citizen nor I live in the States, but I am curious.

https://youtu.be/zJHYVzB4Nu0

Example.

I don’t think I’m cherry picking however. This is broadly the same sentiment in the left.

Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business. I live in a state where it is pretty evenly divided between parties. I have friends who support Trump and friends who don't like him. All of them are nice people who have valid reasons for who they support. Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.

Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business. I live in a state where it is pretty evenly divided between parties. I have friends who support Trump and friends who don't like him. All of them are nice people who have valid reasons for who they support. Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.

>Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.

Surely there's a difference between demonising people who disagree on the value of mushrooms in meals and demonising people who support a bigot?

Also, you lot conveniently pick and choose when to apply this, as I'm sure no one would make the same arguments for people who supported Hitler.

Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business. I live in a state where it is pretty evenly divided between parties. I have friends who support Trump and friends who don't like him. All of them are nice people who have valid reasons for who they support. Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.

> Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.

Fascinating how this is only ever used as bludgeon in one direction. Never used when people talk about immigrants eating pets or being “vermin”, or when someone asks that you call them she/her or they/them. I wonder why that is. Surely not an abject lack of moral consistency.

> What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business.

Nah, if I don’t like where my money flows after I spend it, I am perfectly free to spend it in other ways. I’m sorry people like you dislike my freedom of association.

Re: OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25M gift

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What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business. I live in a state where it is pretty evenly divided between parties. I have friends who support Trump and friends who don't like him. All of them are nice people who have valid reasons for who they support. Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.

Even more detrimental to society is corruption, which this is. Who gives money to the leaders of your country and why should definitely be everyone's business.
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