• D61 [any]@hexbear.net
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    3 days ago

    From Pedo-stein’s standpoint, you don’t go visit the diplomats begging for contracts… you wait for them to come begging you to take their money.

    • Euergetes [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      2 days ago

      a large part of grifting off states is implicating your firm into spaces you’re not needed. just relying on proxies in media and US power to push it forward is lazy CEO’ing.

      who’s going to move more starlink boxes, a prefectural head talking to a world bank regional officer about vague economic development plans or a starstruck chief diplomat with the president’s ear? inasmuch as Elon Musk is capable of impressing Mongolia or where-ever’s UN guy