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~~Creator of roblox~~ Early Engineer at roblox, and roblox game maker thinks he should be able to run the world since he worked at roblox.
(lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Its real somehow: https://xcancel.com/Shedletsky/status/1886563357249212846#m
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A tweet by Jon sheletsky (@shedletsky) saying "Silicon Valley built the modern world. Why shouldn't we run it?. The tweet has 658k views, 70 bookmarks, 70 likes, 460 retweets/quotes and 694 replies. It was posted at 6:52 PM, 2/3/25.
Odd, because a huge part of the problem is that Silicon Valley is running too much of the modern world. Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google et al run their respective ecosystems as a de facto government. An unelected and undemocratic government.
it is some global anomaly that couple of biggest companies are essentially running on ad revenue (especially facebook and google)
wouldn't it make more sense if that title went to company that is, idk, in food or construction or energy or mining business
They're not running it, they're taking giant narcissistic shits all over it.
The shits are of type running
That's why in spite of protests against Trump, we should not forget the true power behind the throne, the ones who actually pull the strings. Trump is only the patsi. This isn't fascism in the traditional sense where one man runs the show, it is the faceless oligarchs who do.
I think that's why it is crucial to also include the anti-oligarchy message alongside the "no kings" messaging.