Palmer Luckey Says Staff Protests At Tech Companies Have An Unintended Consequence

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Palmer Luckey, the founder of virtual reality maker Oculus, said staff protests at tech companies have an unintended consequence Under30Summit

Share to twitterPalmer Luckey, in Toronto in June. In October, at the Forbes 30 Under 30 conference in Detroit, the27-year-old entrepreneur took aim at tech companies that have distanced themselves from government contracts.Palmer Luckey, founder of virtual reality maker Oculus and a new defense startup called Anduril Industries, criticized the decision by some tech companies to decline U.S.

“I think that a lot of the employee rebellion angle has been hyped up by executives in Silicon Valley who have a very different motive in mind,” he said on stage at Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Detroit. “I think that this narrative that the companies are doing what their employees want is very convenient, because it also happens to be exactly what they need to do to be able to cater to the Chinese market.

 

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The dude is blaming china. For fucks sake stop listening to him

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