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LearnedHand

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2. The first part sets up the whole thesis

Reply to WSHazel (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 04:05 PM

Jul 19

It’s not a strawman. As he says, there is a groundswell of tech innovators jumping on the Trump wagon exactly because they think he’ll remove all those pesky regulations that tie their hands. The brain drain *is* real and is worth of its own article. That doesn’t make it any less real or dire that tech bros are lining up for fascism.

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Fascism For First Time Founders (TechDirt) [View all] LearnedHand Jul 19 OP

The first section of the article is a strawman WSHazel Jul 19 #1

The first part sets up the whole thesis LearnedHand Jul 19 #2

I know a lot of tech companies and a lot of wall street professionals WSHazel Jul 20 #3