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I don't have a opinion on this situation, but there is going to be a point in time when tech workers need to stop thinking that there government is going to do
by meddlepal 11y ago
I don't have a opinion on this situation, but there is going to be a point in time when tech workers need to stop thinking that there government is going to do what they want it to do and instead need to actively get into the political process, for example, by running for office. Politics has an effect on everything from poverty to transportation.
- HillRat 11y agoAh, but it's so much easier for us to stand by the side of the road and complain that the emperor's clothes have the wrong fringe on the hem. Politics is boring, it's messy, it's tedious, and it demands compromise -- in other words, it takes a genuine and deep investment in time, effort and knowledge to shift any degree of change. (Me, I just comment on HN.) But, hey, Internet. Used to be you'd just write cranky letters that the Chronicle interns would auto-bin; today, you can catch the international media's attention, become the poster boy for clueless gentrification, and feed your startup's reputation into the dumpster fire, all in a few hours. Truly an age of miracles and wonders.
- pmiller2 11y agoDoing something about the problem isn't even as hard as running for office. Donate time or money to a local agency that actually tries to help some of these people.