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Startup bros tried doing that the last decade and got fleeced by Benioff and every nonprofit outfit in town.
by shuckles 3y ago
Startup bros tried doing that the last decade and got fleeced by Benioff and every nonprofit outfit in town.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoMaybe Benioff is just slightly smarter about politics then getting drunk and posting unhinged rants on twitter.
- shuckles 3y agoThis is like saying Boeing is smarter about politics because they can afford to buy off every ex-staffer in DC.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoThese people all have a lot of money and they all try to use it to influence politics, so if Benioff is so much more successful, maybe there's actually something to learn from him, such as, maybe, not wishing death on people.
- shuckles 3y agoAs I mentioned in my first message: the startup bros weren’t particularly politically active until the last couple years. And they’ve been relatively successful since.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoI guess I assumed from his anger that he wasn't that successful.
- shuckles 3y agoHe likes bravado, but the startup bro faction has succeeded in the majority of political fights it’s engaged in so far. This shouldn’t be all to surprising either: a lot of these local elections are decided by a couple hundred votes. Sustained attention can have a large swing in outcomes.