this is true! it’s not that he loves donald trump and hates wokeism. it’s that he’s focused on his own class interests.
as a member of the ruling class it’s his prerogative to gain more capital, and as a “small” tech company it’s within his interests to weaken the big FAANG (or whatever the new acronym is) companies. he’s hoping to supplant them with his own services (Which is why protonmail has expanded their services so much in recent years)
framing him as a “tech dipshit” is a mistake, i feel. though it’s definitely true lmao
like all things we should use class to analyse their motivation, and in this case it’s very clear - andy, like mark zuckerburg, elon musk, and jeff bezos, is simply looking after his own interests as a member of the ruling class (that is, the class that owns the means of production under a capitalist system) by ingratiating himself with americas new ruler.
these people will always look after their own class interests before anything else, and it’s through class analyses that we can identify their motivations. here he’s simply trying to raise his own status within his class.
it’s not about being “right” or “wrong” for these people. it’s about protecting their own class interests. it’s something we can learn from them - what can we do every day to protect our own interests as members of the working class?
the ruling class will always support each other to protect their own class interests. they have what we lack - class solidarity. the only path forwards, which is the path of our own liberation, is uniting the proletariat and transitioning away from capitalism.
pretty much!