As a mere billionaire, he can only afford coconuts. HSBC can afford 1.92 billion dollar totally-not-a-bribes-even-if-it-works-the-same
> After HSBC admitted to laundering nearly a billion dollars for the Sinaloa cartel and moving money for sanctioned customers in Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Myanmar, the Justice Department elected not to indict the bank or its officials, instead having it pay a $1.92 billion fine and install a court-appointed compliance monitor.
HSBC was only missing North Korea to get a perfect axis of evil collection :)
> this state has zero credibility
HN has even less. Wait a few hours and look at the offended virgins that will post angry replies saying the state is right and billionaires are evil in general, and this one in particular.
Old school geeks used to be innovative, libertarians and pro freedom.
In 2020, now that they're at the top of the food chain thanks to selling online ads, they are mostly concerned by enforcing societal norms and praising the status quo, while creating the perfect surveillance apparatus for the big government. Of course they must bow their heads to their corporate masters - they don't want to bite the hand that feeds them!
A lost generation.