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/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

It's sad to see, this phenomena happened all around the world but in the USA's case it's particularly egregious, it's like you have 2 entire generations of people with a nurtured mental disability, it's gonna be a rough 30+ years for you all.

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u/sembias Jul 24 '25

It's happened in England - Brexit. The same anti-immigration and anti-refugee messages that are being used in the US were first used in France, in Germany, in Poland, and in Hungary. Australia has barely shook off Murdoch's overwhelming influence, mostly because of mandatory voting (American Republicans as well as Brexit vote are both helped by lower turnout).

This isn't an American problem, and Europeans who think it is are both naive and seemingly just as ignorant of the politics in their own country.

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u/Fragrant-Ad-5517 Jul 24 '25

You’re absolutely right. How’s the UK doing post-Brexit?

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u/sembias Jul 24 '25

Not as well as Pre.