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> It's not really about "can I keep from seeing opinions I don't like on Twitter?" No, it’s 100% about this. You do know that violent crime is at an all time l
by malvosenior 9y ago
> It's not really about "can I keep from seeing opinions I don't like on Twitter?"
No, it’s 100% about this. You do know that violent crime is at an all time low, right (at least in the US)? There is no problem other than the audience for technology is using it in a way not approved of by some if its creators (the OP, not me for instance).
If you’re not unhappy with the state of the industry, these think pieces lamenting it read as really self-centered and out of touch.
- ninkendo 9y ago> No, it’s 100% about this. You do know that violent crime is at an all time low, right (at least in the US)? This is incorrect, it's been rising the past couple years: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/violent-crime-murder-chicago-increase-.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/violent-crime-murder-c...
- tomnipotent 9y agoYou forgot this part. > While crime over all and violent crime remain well below their levels of the 1980s and 1990s, last year was the first time violent crime increased in consecutive years since 2005 and 2006
- nautilus12 9y agoI agree that this article sounds totally out of touch with reality. I think the author doesn't really believe what he's saying, he's just trying (and failing) to be a hipster to the rest of the tech industry and has attached a virtuous cause to justify it to himself