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Stephen Curry’s venture firm, Penny Jar Capital, is under fire for investing millions in Zafran Security and Upwind, cybersecurity startups founded by veterans of elite ‘Israeli’ military intelligence units like Unit 8200.

Critics argue these investments—totaling hundreds of millions in funding rounds—conflict with Curry’s role as an NBA social justice champion, accusing the firms of supporting a "digital architecture" used in military surveillance and actions in Gaza.

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[–] falidorn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That seems kind of silly then. The entertainment industry has been rife with immorality forever. Sports players are literally selling their bodies to the highest bidder. It honestly makes sense a player would employ a company/person to get every dollar possible. NBA in particular is selling itself to the gambling industry. They aren’t exactly creating a moral refuge.

The idea of investing morally is minority concept and is honestly at odds with the whole modern capitalist idea of investment.

[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sports players are literally selling their bodies to the highest bidder

They literally are not lol. He didn't hire someone, he owns the company. If he hired someone he'd have plausible deniability.

The idea of investing morally is minority concept and is honestly at odds with the whole modern capitalist idea of investment.

Hiding behind "capitalism made me do it" is the silliest thing I've heard in a while lmao

[–] falidorn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Neither of your responses are negating any of my points. Imagine believing the owner of a company makes or even vets all decisions. I don’t even understand your second response. There’s no morality in capitalism. Doubly so for a passive investment.

Shame anyone you want for their hypocrisy. Just don’t believe for a second that sports players somehow have a higher, let alone equivocal, morality than the layman. But, as stated in a comment below much better than I’ve been able to articulate, investments aren’t moral for anyone. Rich, sports players aren’t on some pedestal.

[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My point is that these athletes have made enough money to the point where lack of money will never be an issue for them. Steph does not need to invest money in companies involved in apartheid and genocide, if he can't start a company without giving money to people involved with apartheid and genocide then don't start thre company. I don't see what's contraversal or hard to understand about that?