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In his teenage years Luckey experimented with creating a commercially viable [[virtual reality]] headset, which he ultimately was able to do: the '''Oculus Rift'''.  He and his investors would sell Oculus (the company) to [[Facebook]] for $2 billion (it is reported that his share was around $700 million).  Luckey continued to work at Facebook on the VR project until 2016, when he made the "[[San Francisco values]]" mistake of contributing a mere $9,000 to a political group supporting then-Presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] and was promptly fired for doing so.  (Luckey would sue for wrongful termination and ultimately received another $100 million in a settlement.)

In his teenage years Luckey experimented with creating a commercially viable [[virtual reality]] headset, which he ultimately was able to do: the '''Oculus Rift'''.  He and his investors would sell Oculus (the company) to [[Facebook]] for $2 billion (it is reported that his share was around $700 million).  Luckey continued to work at Facebook on the VR project until 2016, when he made the "[[San Francisco values]]" mistake of contributing a mere $9,000 to a political group supporting then-Presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] and was promptly fired for doing so.  (Luckey would sue for wrongful termination and ultimately received another $100 million in a settlement.)

Realizing that the American defense industry was falling behind the Chinese Communist Party in innovation, in June 2017 (June 6, to be exact, coinciding with [[D-Day]]) Luckey and four other investors (three of which were behind the successful, yet controversial, Federal contractor [[Palantir]]) started [[Anduril Industries]] (as with Palantir, the name comes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' universe; Anduril - which means "Flame of the West" is the reforged sword of Aragorn) as a "defense products company" (distinguishing themselves from traditional defense contractors).

Realizing that the American defense industry was falling behind the Chinese Communist Party in innovation (not to mention sheer manufacturing capacity), in June 2017 (June 6, to be exact, coinciding with [[D-Day]]) Luckey and four other investors (three of which were behind the successful, yet controversial, Federal contractor [[Palantir]]) started [[Anduril Industries]] (as with Palantir, the name comes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' universe; Anduril - which means "Flame of the West" is the reforged sword of Aragorn) as a "defense products company" (distinguishing themselves from traditional defense contractors).

Luckey is married with one child.  One of his sisters, Ginger, is married to former Florida Congressman (and one-time Attorney General nominee) [[Matt Gaetz]].  He considers himself to be somewhat [[libertarian]] in his political views but has supported Republican candidates in the past.

Luckey is married with one child.  One of his sisters, Ginger, is married to former Florida Congressman (and one-time Attorney General nominee) [[Matt Gaetz]].  He considers himself to be somewhat [[libertarian]] in his political views but has supported Republican candidates in the past.

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