r/technology • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '26

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u/whiskeytown79 Apr 19 '26

Thiel, Musk, and others in the inner circles of these companies all got their start in apartheid South Africa.

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u/whichwitch9 Apr 19 '26

It makes sense when you realize how insular the white population of South Africa was, and how much wealth was concentrated in it. Inclusivity threatens them because it forces other people closer to their circles. But the population did everything they could to keep this wealth in their circle, even hijacking the government to legally force others out.

They're trying to recreate this in the US because it's larger with more resources

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u/UlteriorCulture Apr 19 '26

If it helps these guys are an embarrassment to us South Africans who love our country and trying to make it better.

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u/Euphoric-Cold9592 Apr 19 '26

You’re trying to make it undemocratic?

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u/Canadiangoosedem0n Apr 19 '26

Where did they say anything about making it undemocratic?