i thought that gradually ramped up over the last decade, but i haven't followed DEI trends in business very closely

but you are ignoring all the insufferable virtue signaling about race and DEI and BLM in 2020 after George Floyd was killed accidentally

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Covid policies were an inflection point for many people.

Social media censorship was an inflection for many people.

MSM lies and censorship were an inflection for many people.

The reaction to Elon buying Twitter in 2022: democracy dies in darkness, hate speech, Elon is a tyrant, I am leaving Twitter, I am moving to BlueSky

People can only tolerate cry babies for so long


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I don't have a full list, but off the top of my head, Elon, Bill Ackman, the All-In guys, Reid Hoffman, and Mark Cuban are all regularly getting into political discussions and at least a few of them have taken active roles in politics.

I don't recall any of them spending much time discussing politics in 2015.

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Why Are "Business Leaders" No Longer Allergic To Politics?

After George Floyd in 2020, every business leader announced new DEI programs and donations to BLM

Maybe it's a reaction to the excesses of DEI and BLM

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Are you referring to Elon Musk and Vivek R or someone else?
