Mixed🗳️PoliticsMarch 1, 2025

Tobi Lütke

Lütke has styled himself after Elon Musk's anti-woke tech culture: described DEI programs as "side quests," celebrated Shopify's AI-first pivot in DOGE-style efficiency terms, and drew sharp criticism from 400+ Canadian tech leaders for rolling back Shopify's Build Black and Build Native diversity programs in early 2025. He has not made formal partisan political donations or endorsements.

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Tobi Lütke — Politics: MIXED

Lütke has styled himself after Elon Musk's anti-woke tech culture: described DEI programs as "side quests," celebrated Shopify's AI-first pivot in DOGE-style efficiency terms, a…

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