Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.
The question on everyone's mind is whether Elon Musk will put his weight, and wealth, behind the bid of former US president Donald Trump to retake the White House. Photo: Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/File
But beyond the posts, the question on everyone's mind is whether the world’s second richest person will put his weight, and wealth, behind the bid of former US president Donald Trump to retake the White House.The rumor mill went into overdrive when The New York Times reported that the two men met, along with other Republican donors, in Florida last week.
One of the loudest voices in this shift is Marc Andreessen, the early internet tycoon who founded Netscape and now co-runs Andreessen Horowitz, a venerable venture capital company.magnate, who had close ties to former vice president Al Gore, Andreessen now fights vehemently against left-wing priorities, especially so-called"woke" considerations about equality or workplace inclusiveness.
This exasperation with what Musk calls the"woke mind virus" is what drives a hit podcast called"All-In," where four tech bigwigs, some friends with Musk, opine about themafia, a group of men that includes Musk, who worked at that late 1990s startup and since became the representatives of Silicon Valley's small but growing right-leaning faction.