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