This guy is pretty far left (to the point that he banned meat in his offices). I doubt conservatives and libertarians are going to be bending over backwards to defend him.
There have been multiple articles defending Elizabeth Holmes, and her personal politics are just as liberal.
It's not about defending the person, it's about defending this vague entrepreneurial ideal of the renegade founder, the Jobsian inability to accept the status quo.
If it turns out this was all an elaborate way to demonstrate the follies and flaws of capitalism, and he takes all his cash and puts it into founding some left-wing movement etc etc then sure maybe then I'll believe he's left wing.
But having a set of [very publicly expressed] personal beliefs that correlate strongly with left-wing positions covers a hefty chunk of the élite (hello various conservation topics, vegetarianism, etc etc). He has, now (and more than likely from now onwards, as will his family), awesome personal wealth and the attendant power that buys, he will get nice things written about him.
Leftists are very against this sort of exploitative and unethical behavior. In fact, socialists push for employee ownership (and thus decision-making power) of corporations, precisely so that some schmo at the top can't strip the company and leave (and so people are paid in proportion to the value of their labor).
exogeny|6 years ago
It's not about defending the person, it's about defending this vague entrepreneurial ideal of the renegade founder, the Jobsian inability to accept the status quo.
RobertKerans|6 years ago
But having a set of [very publicly expressed] personal beliefs that correlate strongly with left-wing positions covers a hefty chunk of the élite (hello various conservation topics, vegetarianism, etc etc). He has, now (and more than likely from now onwards, as will his family), awesome personal wealth and the attendant power that buys, he will get nice things written about him.
uoaei|6 years ago