JockstrapCummies t1_j6g9nqr wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:47 AM

Reply to comment by Witty-Village-2503 in TikTok’s master plan to win over Washington — Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States? (26 Jan. 2023) by marketrent

Because American politicians still live in a world of nation states, refusing to realise that the tech moguls don't have any national allegiance.

doncastiglionejr t1_j6h73el wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:08 AM

They do when you fine their ass and can possibly break them up like they did Microsoft back in the day. Learn your history folks

JockstrapCummies t1_j6h9veh wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:47 AM

>They do when you fine their ass and can possibly break them up like they did Microsoft back in the day.

That was back in the day when the technology sector wasn't the biggest constituent of the American oligarchy.

As we see the political class and some of the old families bow to them now.

[deleted] t1_j6h0nj1 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:45 AM

They do though. The nation they reside in. Beyond this the ability for a state to reach out and grab someone has never been better. So your notion of tech billionaire being out of danger is nothing but a Hollywood fiction.