Tech Bros Are Getting What They Deserve

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Coverage from right-leaning outlets such as California Post and Real Clear Politics emphasizes the notion that these tech moguls are receiving their comeuppance for their previous backing of leftist policies. They frame the narrative…

Joel Kotkin· May 18, 2026 · 12:48 PM UTC · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 25 views

California’s tech oligarchs are portraying themselves as victims, as the left clamors to tax their wealth away. Perhaps they should take some responsibility. Once widely admired as feisty disrupter�

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▪ After Years of Backing Left, Tech Bros Getting What They Deserve — Real Clear Politics
▪ Tech bros are getting what they deserve — after backing left for years — California Post

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