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This is one reason why the “making the world a better place” rhetoric from big tech companies comes off so tone-deaf. Fundamentally, tech companies have been a
by hypewatch 6y ago
This is one reason why the “making the world a better place” rhetoric from big tech companies comes off so tone-deaf.
Fundamentally, tech companies have been a major driver in increasing income inequality. For all the productivity gains we get from automation, low-income jobs are lost - at least in the short term.
A popular solution is UBI, but I fear that it’s overly-simplistic and could have unintended negative consequences.