A profile of David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto adviser since December 2024, who is ruthlessly devoted to self-interest and helped pass the GENIUS Act
How David Sacks and the new tech right went full MAGA and captured Washington — the courtship between Silicon Valley and MAGA …
The Atlantic George Packer
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Discussion
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@jason_kint
Jason Kint
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all theories lead should lead to deep concerns in having him anywhere near US tech/AI policy.
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@davetroy
Dave Troy
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Teaser answers its own question: ruthless devotion to self-interest.
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@anneapplebaum
Anne Applebaum
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Read George Packer's profile of David Sacks if you want to understand how a part of Silicon Valley turned against American democracy https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
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@hkanji
Hussein Kanji
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He is really freaking smart https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
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@radiofreetom
Tom Nichols
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From George Packer's new profile of David Sacks: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]
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@normornstein
Norman Ornstein
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David Sacks is monstrous
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@kevinbankston
Kevin Bankston
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When even Peter Thiel calls you selfish you really must be a profound jerkbag [image]
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@jonathanchait
Jonathan Chait
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Fantastic George Packer profile of David Sachs https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
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@kasparov63
Garry Kasparov
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Sacks has also been consistent in kissing Putin's ass and trashing Ukraine, although one assumes that also falls under self-interest.
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@william_wgordon
Will Gordon
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“Sacks has always taken a dim view of politics. At 25, appearing on a C-SPAN talk show while still in law school, he expressed a preference for ‘the ethos of Wall Street’ over ‘the ethos of Washington.’” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
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David Sacks, Donald Trump's former crypto and AI czar, has held only one consistent principle throughout his career: a ruthless devotion to self-interest, George Packer writes. How did the investor and his allies in Silicon Valley capture Washington? https://www.theatlantic.com/ …
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@nxthompson
Nicholas Thompson
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“Sacks is a spirit animal for part of the president's brain. The plutocratic part.” — An important piece by George Packer on David Sacks's time in Washington.