Interestingly, the new mainstream media - podcasts - are washing many of these tech founders! The hook is that these poor billionaire souls have been oppressed all along, and they had to bend to the "deep state" and their "masters", meaning George Soros, big corporations, etc and their interests.<p>This was the whole conspiratorial narrative: <i>everyone was being controlled by private interests through the deep state.</i><p>But what they seem to be avoiding in those conversations is that the tech billionaires, literally the richest bunch in the world, are now mingling with the upcoming government - somehow... this is ok :) as long as they are Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Zuckerberg, M. Andreessen, Bezos, etc<p>So now the non-conspiratorial narrative that is welcomed by the new-mainstream media: <i>everyone is being controlled by private interests of tech founders through the deep state, and that's cool!</i><p>Why?<p><i>George Soros is an old creep... greedy and manipulative..</i><p><i>Elon Musk is a gamer just like us! He was the top-ranked player in Diablo and Path of Exile 2! He's just like you and me, cool nerds very relatable! Also he's so edgy with memes :P</i><p><i>Zukerberg does Jujitso! He's just like one of the bros, look at his new hairstyle and necklace! He wakes up just like us, gets to grinding, and does cold plunges and sht.</i><p><i>Bezos is doing TRT just like Joe Rogan and the gang, and he's jacked! I guess he's cool!</i><p>Somehow this aesthetic is sticking with a big group of people, not realizing these are the richest people in the world, whose wealth only grew while everyone else got squeezed... like mass layoffs don't ring bells...<p>These guys now have direct access and a say in US Governance. Common folks believe this reality is good and in the best interest of everyone, not the private interests of multibillionaires. It's so non-sensical it's hard to understand.<p>Edit: For clarification in case anyone missed it - Elon Musk was caught being boosted on Path of Exile 2. If he lies about this stuff for an aesthetic, imagine what else he lies about.