Not to defend this fiend, but it might be because the White House got mad at him and his wife for first donating $50M to another society destroying super PAC.
> Afghanistan is often described as a “failed state,” but, in light of the outright thievery on display, Chayes began to reassess the problem. This wasn’t a situation in which the Afghan government was earnestly trying, but failing, to serve its people. The government was actually succeeding, albeit at “another objective altogether”—the enrichment of its own members.
A few paragraphs later:
> In the face of flagrant misappropriation, she found, ordinary citizens could experience a sense of grievance so potent that it filled them with something worse than anger—a desire for revenge. Nurallah, an employee at the factory who once worked as a police officer, told her about the humiliation that his brother experienced during a shakedown by Afghan police. “If I see someone plant an I.E.D. on the road, and then I see a police truck coming... I will not warn them,” Nurallah said. This is the central revelation in “Thieves of State”: at a certain point, systemic corruption became not just a lamentable by-product of the war but an accelerant of conflict. All those bribes and kickbacks radicalized the local population, turning it against the Afghan government and, at least some of the time, toward the Taliban.
It's actually illegal in many like in Switzerland for example. The Rolex executives that gifted the gold bar and watch to Trump's library may face consequences.
This is obviously not ideal but what would have been a better alternative?
Democrats are pushing anti tech agenda without understanding the consequences. And this is not because democrats are stupid, it’s because there’s a large population who feels the same way.
> Democrats are pushing anti tech agenda without understanding the consequences
Do they? I would like to read more about that, could you please point out an article or source? I'm not a US citizen nor I live in the States, but I am curious.
Tech is one of the most important tools in propping up a fascist state, through digital share cropping, surveillance, and propaganda. The right is currently, and has been, on a descent into fascism. The left understandably does not want that.
Ergo, they have an anti-fascist position, which currently also means they have an anti-tech position. And yes, I work in tech as a developer.
Is this some kind of joke? Do you Americans really think this is okay? Bribing presidents and influencing future elections with multi millions of dollars?
What does this all still have to do with Making the World a Better Place and all that other dumb shit Stanford and Google and all these other Silicon Valley institutions blurted out for decades?
Non-American but yup, Americans generally donate to people whose policies you support. For Non Americans it is a bit complicated but very much possible.
What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business. I live in a state where it is pretty evenly divided between parties. I have friends who support Trump and friends who don't like him. All of them are nice people who have valid reasons for who they support. Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.
Even more detrimental to society is corruption, which this is. Who gives money to the leaders of your country and why should definitely be everyone's business.
This reads like a lack of conviction. If you're willing to be friends with people who do deplorable things, that's your business. That's not a sign of maturity. That's cowardice, weakness, and an almost pathetically pathologic need to be liked. As an alternative to simply throwing your beliefs away in the pursuit of image, consider therapy. It worked for me.
Just an aside but this sentiment can't help feel a little comical just maybe at this moment. Like it all sounds right and we have heard it all before, but you can almost hear the impotent rehearsal of it in our current context.
> Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.
Fascinating how this is only ever used as bludgeon in one direction. Never used when people talk about immigrants eating pets or being “vermin”, or when someone asks that you call them she/her or they/them. I wonder why that is. Surely not an abject lack of moral consistency.
> What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business.
Nah, if I don’t like where my money flows after I spend it, I am perfectly free to spend it in other ways. I’m sorry people like you dislike my freedom of association.
Yeah supporting Trump is a bright stamp on your head that youre an ignoramus, completely vile, and/or a sociopathic predator who needs to be investigated because of they support a blatant rapist criminal what else do they let slide in their life.
They demonized themselves when they support a demon. There is no negotiating with bad faith sociopaths. Its been 10 years of crime after crime, are you blind? Do you read anything?
Pretty soon you will see people marketing models as more ethical and artisanal than the competitors.
If I pay anthropic will my money go towards disrupting the mid term elections?
Not to defend this fiend, but it might be because the White House got mad at him and his wife for first donating $50M to another society destroying super PAC.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/white-...
Still means he's more than fine with fascism.
This is why people using the "voting with your dollar" argument need to never use that ever again.
Cost of doing business is skyrocketing in the US.
https://archive.is/CBQFY
> Afghanistan is often described as a “failed state,” but, in light of the outright thievery on display, Chayes began to reassess the problem. This wasn’t a situation in which the Afghan government was earnestly trying, but failing, to serve its people. The government was actually succeeding, albeit at “another objective altogether”—the enrichment of its own members.
A few paragraphs later:
> In the face of flagrant misappropriation, she found, ordinary citizens could experience a sense of grievance so potent that it filled them with something worse than anger—a desire for revenge. Nurallah, an employee at the factory who once worked as a police officer, told her about the humiliation that his brother experienced during a shakedown by Afghan police. “If I see someone plant an I.E.D. on the road, and then I see a police truck coming... I will not warn them,” Nurallah said. This is the central revelation in “Thieves of State”: at a certain point, systemic corruption became not just a lamentable by-product of the war but an accelerant of conflict. All those bribes and kickbacks radicalized the local population, turning it against the Afghan government and, at least some of the time, toward the Taliban.
Not all countries consider bribes as doing business.
It's actually illegal in many like in Switzerland for example. The Rolex executives that gifted the gold bar and watch to Trump's library may face consequences.
Business===Politics
In america, there appears to be zero diffetence.
This is obviously not ideal but what would have been a better alternative?
Democrats are pushing anti tech agenda without understanding the consequences. And this is not because democrats are stupid, it’s because there’s a large population who feels the same way.
> Democrats are pushing anti tech agenda without understanding the consequences
Do they? I would like to read more about that, could you please point out an article or source? I'm not a US citizen nor I live in the States, but I am curious.
https://youtu.be/zJHYVzB4Nu0
Example.
I don’t think I’m cherry picking however. This is broadly the same sentiment in the left.
Ah, yes, I have seen excerpts of this speech.
Not sure this represents all Democrats and the official position of the Democratic Party though.
https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...
Tech is one of the most important tools in propping up a fascist state, through digital share cropping, surveillance, and propaganda. The right is currently, and has been, on a descent into fascism. The left understandably does not want that.
Ergo, they have an anti-fascist position, which currently also means they have an anti-tech position. And yes, I work in tech as a developer.
Trump gets bribe. Democrats bad.
"Democrats made Trump do it". Classic bullying speech.
Eh, I take it as more ‘duh, what did you think was going to happen’?
Which at the national politics level, seems fair.
Is this some kind of joke? Do you Americans really think this is okay? Bribing presidents and influencing future elections with multi millions of dollars?
What does this all still have to do with Making the World a Better Place and all that other dumb shit Stanford and Google and all these other Silicon Valley institutions blurted out for decades?
The answer is yes. Americans are fine with this.
I'm not fine with it but when you have a bunch of people who listen to their Instagram feed what are you gonna do?
Governance and partipation in democracy requires informed consent and those that govern do NOT in good faith check in with those they govern.
Non-american here, so I genuinely have no clue and I would like to know:
Does that donation mean that Greg Brockman personally supports what Trump is doing today in the US?
Non-American but yup, Americans generally donate to people whose policies you support. For Non Americans it is a bit complicated but very much possible.
AI companies are fucking toxic. We desperately need publicly trained and publicly owned frontier models.
What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business. I live in a state where it is pretty evenly divided between parties. I have friends who support Trump and friends who don't like him. All of them are nice people who have valid reasons for who they support. Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.
Even more detrimental to society is corruption, which this is. Who gives money to the leaders of your country and why should definitely be everyone's business.
>Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.
Surely there's a difference between demonising people who disagree on the value of mushrooms in meals and demonising people who support a bigot?
Also, you lot conveniently pick and choose when to apply this, as I'm sure no one would make the same arguments for people who supported Hitler.
In 2015 I was mostly both-sides but Trump is completely different. Supporting trump at this point means you are not a nice person.
Im sorry, but you can not support trump and be a good person. Your either dont pay attention or you are lieing to yourself and others.
This reads like a lack of conviction. If you're willing to be friends with people who do deplorable things, that's your business. That's not a sign of maturity. That's cowardice, weakness, and an almost pathetically pathologic need to be liked. As an alternative to simply throwing your beliefs away in the pursuit of image, consider therapy. It worked for me.
Just an aside but this sentiment can't help feel a little comical just maybe at this moment. Like it all sounds right and we have heard it all before, but you can almost hear the impotent rehearsal of it in our current context.
Like where has the decency gone am I right??
> Demonizing people because they don't agree with you is detrimental to society and it is not sustainable.
Fascinating how this is only ever used as bludgeon in one direction. Never used when people talk about immigrants eating pets or being “vermin”, or when someone asks that you call them she/her or they/them. I wonder why that is. Surely not an abject lack of moral consistency.
> What he does with his own money is none of anyone's business.
Nah, if I don’t like where my money flows after I spend it, I am perfectly free to spend it in other ways. I’m sorry people like you dislike my freedom of association.
Yeah supporting Trump is a bright stamp on your head that youre an ignoramus, completely vile, and/or a sociopathic predator who needs to be investigated because of they support a blatant rapist criminal what else do they let slide in their life.
They demonized themselves when they support a demon. There is no negotiating with bad faith sociopaths. Its been 10 years of crime after crime, are you blind? Do you read anything?