Thing is … I have no problem with FAANG companies being kicked.
Trump is an authoritarian at heart, but if he manages to rein in the FAANG companies, he’ll have done a service to privacy. Their business model is basically … “you’re the product, we want all of your personal data, we’ll sell it to the highest bidder, advertiser or government, whether you agree or not.” Even the auto companies are being evil by tracking new vehicles with 4G data connections — I think Tesla started THAT nice trend.
The tariffs? If they act as a tax on throw-away consumption, it might not be such a bad thing. The trend (started by liberal darling firm, Apple, BTW) of not even having easily replaceable batteries and having a walled garden with a limited OS update cycle is awful for the environment. E-waste is basically impossible to recycle cleanly, so long-term use is a better alternative.
Retaliatory tariffs on US pork? Good. Pig farming is a vile, polluting industry — the fewer pig farms the US has, the better it will be for our water quality.
Trump may end up being the best accidental, bumbling, blathering environmentalist and privacy advocate the US has had in 30 years. As long as his ass-kissing to the coal and oil industries and his more authoritarian decisions are tied up in court for the next 6.5 years, of course.
