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The eagerness of the corps to switch from "we're all green" to 'fuck Earth with AI' is stunning. I was always suspicious towards the 'corporate left' but this o
by trolleski 1mo ago
The eagerness of the corps to switch from "we're all green" to 'fuck Earth with AI' is stunning. I was always suspicious towards the 'corporate left' but this one takes the cake. We must never trust those people again.
- Gracana 1mo agoWhat influence do you have over these companies where your trust or distrust matters? [edit] This is an awfully pessimistic take. Even if these companies will largely do whatever they like, some of us can at least make choices to use alternatives. That is probably what you were getting at.
- trolleski 1mo agoIt is a very good point. We can split monopolies, and oligopolies, we can tax their owners, we can prevent and put under scrutiny any gov related spending going into those companies. No one cares whether you buy their stuff, just look at the products quality - they're on an entirety different endeavor altogether.
- karmakurtisaani 1mo agoWho the hell is the 'corporate left'?
- gordian-mind 1mo agoLeftists with jobs, perhaps.
- tempfile 1mo agoCompanies that attempted for a brief period to pretend to care about climate change. That is a very left wing position among companies!
- trolleski 1mo agoOwned by the corporations and pretends to be the left -> corporate left.
- Havoc 1mo agoIt’s because the teams in charge of the soft messaging things like ESG are in their own bubble, entirely unconnected to the main business and everyone sorta just ignores them because anyone sane can see it’s not real. It’s like marketing and hr - they’re on their own mission