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There's a reason the joke is that "Oracle" stands for One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.

The crazy thing is that ORACLE was a CIA program that Larry got a contract for. He named his company after it.

A genius aspect of Larry is that, like Steve Jobs (his best friend), he knew how to milk a gifted 50x programmer. There was a co-founder who did all the heavy code writing, while Larry did the schmoozing (not an unimportant job).

'The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison[0]', Mike Wilson. It's a worthwhile read, and I think the joke is funny.

[0] - God doesn't think he's Larry Ellison

And he's pretty well installed in the White House this term too, especially with his role in Stargate and TikTok.