I disagree with 90% of what comes out of Trump's mouth, but this stuff is getting ridiculous. So what, Palmer's a smart successful guy that happens to agree with the 40%+ of the population that supports Trump, get over it.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Luckey
* born in 1992 in Long Beach, CA (really average city with pockets of extreme poverty)
* community college courses when he was 14
* originally majored in Journalism
> From ages 11 to 16, he experimented with a variety of high-voltage electronics projects including coil guns, Tesla coils, and lasers
> To fund these projects, he earned at least US$36,000 by fixing and reselling damaged iPhones,[1] and was also a sailing coach and did boat repair.
* Net Worth: US$700 million (2015)
I think he's entitled to his opinion.
We, as a community and industry, long ago crossed the Rubicon where the wrong opinion can exile you as a pariah and a monster.
But shit-posting memes? No. That's what I object to.
I'm personally pissed at Palmer Luckey for paying for shit-posting memes.
The fact that he's a supporter of Mr. Trump is his business. The fact that he's bankrolling people to troll reddit makes it MY BUSINESS, and I'm incredibly pissed off about it.
And people who throw money to wreck a site that I enjoy are assholes.
And really, honestly, your argument is that only people who can dispassionately watch a site be exploited should use the site?
Why on Earth wouldn't I be okay with The Daily Show?