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I mean, I work in this industry and have worked for big companies in Silicon Valley and I freaking hate these companies and people. These companies are all abo

I mean, I work in this industry and have worked for big companies in Silicon Valley and I freaking hate these companies and people. These companies are all about profits at the cost of degrading living conditions and "disrupting" businesses, but in my experience it's all been a trend downward. One of my most favorite example is the whole Real Page renting price fiasco[1]. A bunch of a-holes who help landlords be worse. And this is just one example. There's this other great example of companies and people using technology for terrible things like murdering people better. [2] I mean, one of the most pernicious things to come out of the rise of technology is the complete lack of ownership of anything, ever. Streaming services have removed media ownership. Day one patches on games make it impossible to play games 20 years down the line, and that completely ignores the whole issue of trying to archive games that obligate you to have an internet connection for experiencing content. I miss peer-to-peer lan content. And don't get me started on how tech has helped people be more "secure". Services and tools like Ring have only aided and abetted the worst types of community members in actively antagonizing neighbors and people because now they can watch people when they're away. I cannot emphasize enough how upset I am that I grew up during the 90s where there was so much hope and optimism for technology only to see it grow and distort into ecosystems, fiefdoms, and toxic patterns that actively affect people physically, mentally, financially in ways that are negative. So yeah, (apologies for the bad language), but fuck Silicon Valley, and fuck all these a-hole tech assholes who drink the kool-aid of "bUt wE'Re dIsRuPtInG ThE WoRlD To mAkE A BeTtEr pLaCe", because they're not, and I fucking hate them all. [1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/company-that-makes-rent-setting-software-for-landlords-sued-for-collusion https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/company-that-mak... [2] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tXbrrQH36e8 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tXbrrQH36e8

recuter 4y ago
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- GenericDev 4y ago
  This comment adds no value to the discussion. Posting links without elaborating does nothing to engage, and actively diminishes the discussion.
bradlys 4y ago
We live in a capitalist economy. Of course these outcomes would happen. It’s a fundamental part of the system. Consolidation of capital and fucking over people for profit is 101.
- GenericDev 4y ago
  This is such a blasé way of disassociating outcomes from actors and actions. We may live under capitalism, but people are making these choices. We don't have to move in these directions, but people who work at these companies, people who are paid by these companies, people who are applying to these companies are all choosing to make these decisions and drive us to these outcomes. Every step of the way they have had the chance to say "no". They have had the chance to champion for a different outcome. They have been a piece of a broader machine that they could have collectively grouped together and said that we can be better. Do not try to wave this away as "well it's capitalism, too bad, so sad". These are real people making these choices, and at the end of the day this is what they've chosen. And, the out come is incredibly sad.
  - bradlys 4y ago
    As long as you live in a system that incentivizes these actions - these things will always happen at a high rate. You have to dismantle the system before you can change individual actions on a societal level.

recuter 4y ago

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GenericDev 4y ago
This comment adds no value to the discussion. Posting links without elaborating does nothing to engage, and actively diminishes the discussion.

bradlys 4y ago

We live in a capitalist economy. Of course these outcomes would happen. It’s a fundamental part of the system. Consolidation of capital and fucking over people for profit is 101.

GenericDev 4y ago
This is such a blasé way of disassociating outcomes from actors and actions. We may live under capitalism, but people are making these choices. We don't have to move in these directions, but people who work at these companies, people who are paid by these companies, people who are applying to these companies are all choosing to make these decisions and drive us to these outcomes. Every step of the way they have had the chance to say "no". They have had the chance to champion for a different outcome. They have been a piece of a broader machine that they could have collectively grouped together and said that we can be better. Do not try to wave this away as "well it's capitalism, too bad, so sad". These are real people making these choices, and at the end of the day this is what they've chosen. And, the out come is incredibly sad.
- bradlys 4y ago
  As long as you live in a system that incentivizes these actions - these things will always happen at a high rate. You have to dismantle the system before you can change individual actions on a societal level.