Melinda French Gates says some tech titans siding with Trump are doing 'what some comms person' tells them instead of li

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

living by their values

The shift in Silicon Valley in the lead-up to, and since, the presidential election has been marked. Billionaire tech titans have been in and out of the White House and Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago, with many lending their voices to the second Trump administration.

But Melinda French Gates, a veteran of the tech scene since her early days working for Microsoft, is concerned by Silicon Valley’s political shift to the right, particularly when powerful individuals aren’t living by their values.

French Gates’s ex-husband, Bill Gates, sat down with the president after he won the Oval Office and spoke with Trump about his philanthropic efforts.

Since then, Microsoft’s cofounder has been unimpressed by some of the actions taken by the White House, namely through its Department of Government Efficiency, formerly led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/melinda-french-gates-says-tech-150353952.html

[Irish_Dem]

1. Powerful billionaires don't have any values except screwing over the US to get richer.

[babylonsister]

6. Some have value; the Gates are ethical afaik. nt

[Irish_Dem]

7. They are the rare exception.

[babylonsister]

9. Don't forget Warren Buffett. He always seemed decent.

See, that's three!

[Irish_Dem]

10. There are 3,028 world billionaires according to Forbes magazine.

We can identify three of them who seem to do the right thing.

yes it is sad.

[LisaM]

2. What is a comms person?

Must be some tech term that I don't know.

[druidity33]

3. Communications...

I think that was Lt. Uhuras job.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Most billionaires have a PR/Communication team.

So they have comm minders who tell them how to present themselves in the best light.

[LisaM]

11. Never heard it abbreviated that way before.

And I do some work with tech companies. That's fairly obnoxious.

[Initech]

4. WTF is going on there?

Time to find out!

[maxrandb]

5. There were a lot of wealthy German industrialist that sided with Hitler

They will learn that you can't be "just a little fascist".

In for a penny - in for a pound.

My one regret is that I am old, so I probably won't get to see them go to fucking prison.