The world's richest entrepreneur and its most powerful political leader have joined forces. What comes next is unknown.
For the wealthy and massive corporations, protecting their bottom lines is the end goal, with Trump as their means to their end. If it takes a bent knee or effusive praise to gain more market share or more power over the federal government’s purse, then so be it.
While Elon Musk drew applause at the annual right-wing political convention, they remained skeptical of the tech industry writ large.
The protean nature of digital tech should alert us to the provisional nature of Big Tech’s commitment to peace — which can change just as abruptly as their views about DEI can change with the election of a new president.