People like Marc Andreessen, Larry Ellison and Elon Musk are actively supporting the administration, including hundreds of millions in donations to MAGA political campaigns in recent months.
Should we hold these people accountable for the damage they're indirectly doing to public health? If not, why?
[–] nfw2 4 days ago
[–] lokar 4 days ago
[–] soon_to_be_sb 4 days ago
Why though? Would they get paid by "crakpots" more than they could get paid by Big pharma !?
Apparently everyone knows Trump is only interested in him and friends making money. So how do you rationalize your claim?
[–] ceejayoz 4 days ago
Yes. A whole bunch of the prominent "MAHA" folks sell/promote supplements, peptides, miracle cures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Health_Defense
https://www.cspi.org/press-release/peptides-fda-urged-overru...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/12/03/dr-oz-influ...
There's a shitload of money in alternative medicine, and you can get away with more.
[–] soon_to_be_sb 4 days ago
[–] ceejayoz 3 days ago
Does he seem like the sort big pharma would go "yes, fund that guy, great spokesperson!" Someone who endorses misama theory over germ theory? https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/06/14/nx...
[–] soon_to_be_sb 2 days ago
You can say that they are really wrong. But then it becomes a subjective thing...
[–] soon_to_be_sb 2 days ago
I mean, you can say that they truly believe in what they are trying to do, but they are very wrong (and stupid). But then it becomes a subjective thing...
[–] maram 4 days ago
How much did Moderna and Pfizer profit from the vaccines? I always go back to PG’s 2020 tweet: “Anyone else notice Fauci seems happier? I don’t think it’s just the vaccine.” https://x.com/paulg/status/1328075680492511232?s=46
[–] poly2it 4 days ago
[–] JumpCrisscross 4 days ago
Important? Yes. Relevant? No.
That said:
1. Funding hasn't been pulled for mrna vaccines for cancer. rfk has been equivocal about the topic. NCI is stilling rewarding grants for mrna-vaccine cancer trials.
2. Pulling funding is different from blocking vaccines from reaching the market. The new season's covid vaccine is presumably an mrna vaccine. For cancer vaccines, it would be very strange to fund a vaccine just to block it from the market.
Should we hold these people accountable?
What do you mean? The court of public opinion seems to hold them accountable. Are you proposing legal punishments for Marc Andreessen? For what specifically?