• Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPM
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      22 days ago

      I wouldn’t necessarily position them as capitalist. They are capitalists of course, but the term oligarch seems more appropriate, at least from a non-US perspective.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        22 days ago

        Nvidia is not oligarchs…

        Labeling them as such makes it seem like this is only an issue at the very top, but it’s rampant.

        • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPM
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          22 days ago

          Curious why you think Nvidia’s leader, Jensen Huang, would not be considered an oligarch?

          He clearly wants to leverage corruption to promote self-enrichment. It’s framed in different terms and I recognize many in the US would disagree, but that’s why I got out of his statements.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            3
            ·
            22 days ago

            Curious, why you think Nvidia’s leader, Jensen Huang, would not be considered an oligarch?

            Why do you think any high level executive for a publicly traded company wouldnt side with a fascist for profits when they are obligated to the board to maximize profits over everything else?

            My issue is the word oligarchs conjures the image of a tiny pet cent of people secluded from society. It’s them. And millions of others.

            • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPM
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              4
              ·
              22 days ago

              I see. I would also label such high level executives oligarchs. I guess it’s a matter interpretation of the term.

  • Godort@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    22 days ago

    Fox blasts farmers new henhouse restrictions as ‘misguided’ - predator praises old, laid back attitude to security

  • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPM
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    22 days ago

    Nvidia has fired back at the US government in a statement of its own, claiming that “global progress is now in jeopardy.”

    “In its last days in office, the Biden Administration seeks to undermine America’s leadership with a 200+ page regulatory morass, drafted in secret and without proper legislative review,” the company’s press release reads. “[B]y attempting to rig market outcomes and stifle competition — the lifeblood of innovation — the Biden Administration’s new rule threatens to squander America’s hard-won technological advantage.”

    I am not from the US, are sanctions/duties part of the legislative review process? I remember have to work with import duties around hardware appliances during Trump’s 1st term. I don’t remember this being part of a legislative package, but I could be wrong. Honestly the source was the least of concerns, impact analysis on the other hand…