Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Fiendish Thingy

(20,375 posts)

2. The 2028 Dem nominee will be guaranteed to be pro tech-bro

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 10:53 PM

Jul 27

The 2028 nominee will not campaign on more tech regulation, restricting AI and crypto access to municipal power grids, higher taxes for billionaires, or anything else that might piss off the tech bros.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Ursus Rex

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The General Theory of Enshittification (Paul Krugman) [View all] usonian Jul 27 OP

Thanks, usonian! Krugman's analysis is really good...though also depressing as hell. highplainsdem Jul 27 #1

The 2028 Dem nominee will be guaranteed to be pro tech-bro Fiendish Thingy Jul 27 #2

Newsom (not hinting) has been in favor of regulation, but has also relaxed some, IIRC b/c of fires and housing shortage. usonian Jul 27 #3

I am skeptical Fiendish Thingy Jul 27 #4

It all depends on exactly what they want. usonian Jul 28 #5