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If this isn't reflective of an abject failure of local/state government and public policy to plan and manage the needs of housing and population growth, I don't

If this isn't reflective of an abject failure of local/state government and public policy to plan and manage the needs of housing and population growth, I don't know what is. Tech companies now employ people, feed people, transport people, educate people, and now they house people. Pretty soon we'll be voting for which tech company governs our society. All the while gutless local city council members afraid of losing their jobs cower before homeowners, the landed gentry, the rudderless symbolic issues of anti-gentrification and anti-neighborhood change, at the expense of everyone who had the bad luck of being born later and not having gotten theirs yet.

stcredzero 7y ago
If this isn't reflective of an abject failure of local/state government and public policy to plan and manage the needs of housing and population growth, I don't know what is. It's not a failure of local/state government. It's an encompassing failure of society at large. We keep passing NIMBY laws. Society becomes ossified. There's no longer anywhere for the next generation to settle down. Tech companies now feed people, transport people, educate people, house people. Pretty soon we'll be voting for which tech company governs our society. Aren't we already voting with our dollars? In a way, it's like our society is becoming the one described in Snow Crash, just with Silicon Valley aesthetics, as opposed to the cyberpunk take on 1990's strip malls. The US government is losing credibility. Everything is privatized and up for sale or lease. Want a better jail cell? Offer the jail franchise your credit card for an upgrade! "What's it gonna be, the Hoosegow or The Clink?" the first MetaCop says. From the way he is talking, he must be talking to the other MetaCop. "The Hoosegow, please," Y.T. says. ... The Hoosegow looks like a nice new one. Y.T. has seen hotels that were worse places to sleep. Its logo sign, a saguaro cactus with a black cowboy hat resting on top of it at a jaunty angle, is brand-new and clean. THE HOOSEGOW Premium incarceration and restraint services We welcome busloads
rorykoehler 7y ago
Is this an episode of black mirror or real life?
ZhuanXia 7y ago
>Tech companies now employ people, feed people, transport people, educate people, and now they house people. Pretty soon we'll be voting for which tech company governs our society. This seems like a good deal to me. Anytime I have interacted with government I have interacted with decay and failure.
nexuist 7y ago
>Tech companies now employ people, feed people, transport people, educate people, and now they house people. Pretty soon we'll be voting for which tech company governs our society. More evidence that history repeats itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_scrip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_scrip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town We fought to get rid of this, man. People marched, rioted, and died for labor rights. It's sad that our current situation is so appalling that making your boss your landlord and mayor is seen as a reasonable thing to do. That being said, this company is solving a real problem that will impact real people. For all our political gesturing in these comments, at least there is a recognized need for change and some people are trying to use the system to fix it.

stcredzero 7y ago

If this isn't reflective of an abject failure of local/state government and public policy to plan and manage the needs of housing and population growth, I don't know what is. It's not a failure of local/state government. It's an encompassing failure of society at large. We keep passing NIMBY laws. Society becomes ossified. There's no longer anywhere for the next generation to settle down. Tech companies now feed people, transport people, educate people, house people. Pretty soon we'll be voting for which tech company governs our society. Aren't we already voting with our dollars? In a way, it's like our society is becoming the one described in Snow Crash, just with Silicon Valley aesthetics, as opposed to the cyberpunk take on 1990's strip malls. The US government is losing credibility. Everything is privatized and up for sale or lease. Want a better jail cell? Offer the jail franchise your credit card for an upgrade! "What's it gonna be, the Hoosegow or The Clink?" the first MetaCop says. From the way he is talking, he must be talking to the other MetaCop. "The Hoosegow, please," Y.T. says. ... The Hoosegow looks like a nice new one. Y.T. has seen hotels that were worse places to sleep. Its logo sign, a saguaro cactus with a black cowboy hat resting on top of it at a jaunty angle, is brand-new and clean. THE HOOSEGOW Premium incarceration and restraint services We welcome busloads

rorykoehler 7y ago

Is this an episode of black mirror or real life?

ZhuanXia 7y ago

nexuist 7y ago

>Tech companies now employ people, feed people, transport people, educate people, and now they house people. Pretty soon we'll be voting for which tech company governs our society. More evidence that history repeats itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_scrip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_scrip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town We fought to get rid of this, man. People marched, rioted, and died for labor rights. It's sad that our current situation is so appalling that making your boss your landlord and mayor is seen as a reasonable thing to do. That being said, this company is solving a real problem that will impact real people. For all our political gesturing in these comments, at least there is a recognized need for change and some people are trying to use the system to fix it.