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Summary

Donald Trump’s second term is poised to feature significant influence from a network of right-wing tech figures, including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks, many linked to the “PayPal Mafia.”

These allies bring a focus on deregulation, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and military technology, with numerous appointments in key federal roles.

Critics highlight their ties to venture capital, skepticism of institutions, and profit motives, while proponents see them as champions of innovation.

Questions remain about their impact, given part-time roles and the limits of Trump’s ability to implement radical tech policies.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Trump's sons only had to explain the possibility to launder money and bribes through crypto for him to go all in and even create his own platform he has zero understanding of. The video of him trying to pay for a burger with crypto was amazing, the 2 owner guys had to essentially take his phone and do it themselves to make sure it was done right.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

The video of him trying to pay for a burger with crypto was amazing, the 2 owner guys had to essentially take his phone and do it themselves to make sure it was done right.

Right? I wish more people saw that. Not only was he clearly unclear on crypto, it was pretty obvious he was unclear on the whole concept of paying for things himself.

Man of the people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I haven’t heard about this, WHAT‽

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

I saw the video on The Majority Report the day after it happened, so I have no idea how to find it for you, sorry. He was in a "bitcoin bar" in NYC that only accepted crypto and they tried to get him to pay for it and it was a hilarious fiasco.

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