These guys marshalled every resource they had to astroturf any Republican not sufficiently eager to fight Obama, a man who shares an identical economic ideology as the person who they considered to be the best President ever.
The algorithms prioritize things that other users spend a lot of time watching, not relevant or healthy content. Just addictive slop. It's such a major failing of our institutions that this practice hasn't been regulated away.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, billionaires experienced a massive surge in wealth:
Global Billionaires: Their collective wealth increased by $3.8 to $4 trillion during the first year of the pandemic, reaching $12.7 trillion by 2022, a rise of 42%-54%[2][3].
U.S. Billionaires: Their wealth grew by $1.7 trillion (58%) over three years, totaling $4.7 trillion by 2023[1][5]. By 2024, U.S. billionaire wealth had risen 88% since the pandemic began, reaching $5.5 trillion[7].
Top 10 Richest Men: Their fortunes more than doubled from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion during the pandemic[4][8].
I think expecting Nintendo do allow people to play their games without being customers is bizarre. I want emulator, I want to be able to pirate whatever I want, but I don't grt expecting Nintendo to be happy about that arrangement
These guys marshalled every resource they had to astroturf any Republican not sufficiently eager to fight Obama, a man who shares an identical economic ideology as the person who they considered to be the best President ever.