Monday, July 17, 2017

Trump’s Washington Is Kicking Silicon Valley’s Butt

In early February, amid roiling anger over President Trump's immigration order, Silicon Valley's entrepreneurs found themselves in the throes of a great political awakening. Amicus briefs were signed, donations to the ACLU were announced, think pieces were thunk. “The Tech Resistance Awakens,” Backchannel proclaimed. For a moment, it seemed as though the industry might suddenly be at the center of progressive political action. And then: crickets. Silicon Valley's so-called resistance to the Trump administration has not only faded; it has accomplished exactly nothing.


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