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617 points jbegley | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.215s | source
1. resters ◴[] No.42941868[source]
The Iraq wars led to trillions of dollars spent on defense. Massive defense profits led to massive lobbying, more spending.

Eventually tech and even startups follow the money. Palantir is considered cool. YC started accepting defense startups. Marc Andreessen is on X nonstop promoting conservative views of all kinds. PG becomes anti-wokism warrior.

This is how it happens. Step by step.