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The Rot of Corruption: How Tech Titans are Buying Their Way to the Top

President Donald Trump is being sworn in today, and we are about to find out what happens when the government is actually as corrupt as our most brain-rotted conspiracy theorists imagine.

Trump’s Inauguration: A Celebration of Corruption

“Trump Inauguration, Awash in Cash, Runs Out of Perks for Big Donors,” The New York Times reported, somewhat inaccurately. Sure, the Trump people ran out of VIP tickets, but that’s not what the donors were buying. This is pure, obvious corruption — the kind that used to trigger shame, back when we were a populace that could still experience that emotion.

What are these Men Buying?

Our tech overlords all have problems, and they want to buy the solutions. I guess it was easier than making products people actually like.

“First Buddy” Elon Musk spent at least a quarter of a billion dollars electing Donald Trump. Corporations and wealthy donors have sent half a billion more since he was elected. Amazon, Google, Uber, Microsoft, and Meta donated $1 million each to Trump’s inauguration, as did Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.

The Crypto Industry: A Special Interest Group

Perhaps nobody has spent more to buy a break from public scrutiny than the crypto industry. “The crypto guys are just blowing it out,” an anonymous Trump advisor told Axios. “It used to be $1 million was a big number. Now we’re looking at some folks giving like $10 [million] or $20 million.” They want a friendly Securities and Exchange Commission.

Selective Legal Enforcement: A Sword of Damocles

Keeping Trump happy could be expensive, but cheaper than legal battles. Selective legal enforcement puts every company under a sword of Damocles — make the wrong move and you can be cut to shreds by lackeys in Congress or the FCC.

Conclusion

There are those who will say that this is good — that the corruption is happening in the open instead of the shadows. But public, open corruption allows even more rottenness to fester in secret. Consider all the strongman governments; besides their advances in bribery, what did they innovate? Silicon Valley’s leaders fashion themselves as titans of industry, but what they’re really building is a golden age of grift.

FAQs

Q: What is the purpose of this article?
A: The purpose of this article is to highlight the corruption that is happening in the tech industry and how it is affecting society.

Q: Who are the main players involved in this corruption?
A: The main players involved in this corruption are the tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Uber, Microsoft, and Meta, as well as the crypto industry and the government.

Q: What are the consequences of this corruption?
A: The consequences of this corruption are that it is making life worse for everyone except the billionaires, and it is also allowing even more rottenness to fester in secret.