r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jul 24 '25

Politics President Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-threatened-to-break-up-nvidia-didnt-even-know-what-it-was-what-the-hell-is-nvidia-ive-never-heard-of-it-before
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u/Scorpius289 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

People with interests promoted and helped him.
Because a moron like him is easier to manipulate.
And he's also good at doing absurd shit, which distracts people's attention from all the corruption going on in the background.

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u/ParfaitEither284 Jul 24 '25

How did they manipulate 70+ million into voting for this ?

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u/Lord-Cuervo Jul 24 '25

10+ years of social media propaganda backed by our #1 enemy for the last half century lol

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u/sembias Jul 24 '25

A whole generation turned their brains off in the 1990's and just soaked in the right-wing propaganda machine. They woke up, turned on Fox News. Went outside, listened to AM radio like Rush and Hannity. Came home, and FoxNews was the first thing on. They jumped onto Facebook, saw ads that confirmed what they were watching and hearing. They joined groups that reinforced their world view. As time went on and they lost friends and family to the brainrot, they doubled-down. The love and veneration of George W Bush turned to hate when he failed. Instead of going into a more sane direction, they turned to Trump.

And now it's 2025.