• Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
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    4 hours ago

    They are saying that companies that take action the fastest are the ones most scared of losing government funding, implying that since all businesses want is money, government subsidies are a greater part of their income than the actual business itself. They also say that this also implies that those companies will be the ones to fold first when government asks them for anything like user data.

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      4 hours ago

      Yes, but they’re being very non-specific? Which companies? Spotify, Google and Apple, or the ones condemning the removal of DEI? It can be easily read either way.

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        4 hours ago

        Them implying that condemining the removal of DEI would cut subsidies is very backwards while the reverse makes sense, so given the context it’s clear in my mind what they meant.

        Or they are crazy idk.

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          Them implying Google or Shopify wouldn’t give or sell information to the government, or try to get government subsidies, is also implausible. But if they state their intention, none of us have to guess.