Y Combinator CEO boosts ‘Soros’ conspiracy theory
(www.thenerdreich.com)
from JRepin@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.ml on 07 Jun 2024 11:58
https://lemmy.ml/post/16574662
from JRepin@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.ml on 07 Jun 2024 11:58
https://lemmy.ml/post/16574662
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[Insert Rich Tech bro] is actually a nazi? I’m shocked. Shocked. Absolutely dumbfounded. /s
It would be more newsworthy to find any tech plutocrat that doesn’t have a far-right view of the world. But I would expect them to find a flying unicorn first.
See also: “if people weren’t under threat of unemployment ruining their lives, they wouldn’t be motivated to work.” Many right-wingers seem to have no conception of being motivated to do something because it’s good to do.
Apparently, never heard of hobbies or seen an open source project.
Y Combinator seems like a nexus of creepy and unhinged techbros, I’m not surprised they have a CEO who wields antisemitic conspiracy theories against his critics.
100%. I came here to say the same thing. The vibe at ycomb is like condescending fascism. I’ve been banned many times. Lemmy is a vast improvement for tech news/info.
Not to mention cultish stuff like “slate star codex”, etc.
Wow, from the article you linked here’s one of them plotting to wield a fascist mob against a journalist just like a proper villain, in case there were any doubts:
I’d never heard of Slate Star Codex, but I am familiar with the cult of LessWrong.
Now he’s moved to Substack as Astral Codex Ten. He’s started his own psychiatric practice as well, however, “Unfortunately, we are no longer accepting new patients, and we’re not expecting this to change in the medium-term future.”
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