US voters reject tech oligarchy at the ballot box
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US voters rejected tech oligarchy in Tuesday's elections, with voters in red states, blue states, and swing states uniting against the cruel, corrupt, and degenerate economy that has emerged over the past few years. According to 404 Media, Silicon Valley CEOs spent two years courting Trump and funneling benefits in exchange for regulatory leniency; the report named Elon Musk for cutting public programs and civil servants through the Department of Government Efficiency, with his AI connected to critical government systems. The above criticism and judgments come from that outlet and are not confirmed effects.
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- 404 Media‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy
The article argues that Tuesday's election results, across Red, Blue, and Purple states, repudiated a worldview it attributes to figures like Sam Altman—that the public should accept harms from AI for its benefits—alongside what it describes as Silicon Valley oligarchs capturing the political process. It cites Elon Musk's role in government cuts, crypto pardons and family crypto ventures, appointees it calls trolls and conspiracy theorists, a tech-powered deportation campaign, and rising costs tied to tariffs and the Iran war.
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