The article critiques the significant influence of the tech industry on U.S. policymaking, exemplified by tariff exemptions benefiting companies like Apple. With most of its iPhones produced in China, Apple's potential cost increases from tariffs could be monumental. The avoidance of these tariffs results in substantial savings for the tech giant. Additionally, the article highlights ideas surrounding Geopolitics, suggesting that modern visions for borderless governance may draw from historical movements like Technocracy, proposing a system led by engineers and tech experts that challenges traditional political structures.
The photograph of tech leaders at Trump's inauguration reflected not merely their powerful status, but their role as unelected shareholders in government, influencing policy directly.
Apple's avoidance of tariffs due to exemptions translates to avoided costs of $60 billion annually, demonstrating the financial benefits of tech influence in politics.
Ideas about major geopolitical changes, such as making Canada the 51st State, stem from an ideological legacy of the Technocracy movement, dating back to the 1930s.
The idea of a Technate, promoted by early 20th-century thinkers, envisioned a borderless society governed by technocrats—a vision that echoes in today's tech-driven geopolitics.
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