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If you consider that almost every job in the tech industry is utterly useless, it makes sense why there is so much ageism. Tech jobs these days are not about a

If you consider that almost every job in the tech industry is utterly useless, it makes sense why there is so much ageism. Tech jobs these days are not about adding value, so your additional experience is worthless... The things that are valuable to companies are youth, optimism, loyalty and self-delusion. Companies need a big headcount to give themselves leverage over governments and banks. Companies need a young workforce which they can influence and use as bargaining chips to make deals to get access to cheap money from the Fed. The role of big corporations is to take people in when they're young and distort their worldviews so that they stay passive, childlike, compliant and docile as they get older - They're not going to rebel against the status quo, they're not going to complain about unjust government regulations which drive up the company stock price but at the same time diminish their freedom to leave the company and be independent. Old people are not good because they can't be indoctrinated as easily and the benefits are much shorter-term since these old people don't have so many years left on this earth. The investment of brainwashing them doesn't yield so much and not for so long. These big tech corporations are engaging in pure macroeconomics. They don't care about details like projects, clients and customers. In their world, the only things that affect their bottom line are: - Governments - Banks - Investors - Public opinion Everything else is a detail which doesn't concern them. Everything that everyone does in those companies is ultimately about pleasing or manipulating these 4 entities in the most superficial way possible.

ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
Wow. That is so cynical, but also probably spot-on accurate. I'm a cynical bastard, and must genuflect towards The Master. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_gV2cWntg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_gV2cWntg
quacked 6y ago
You're exactly right. I'd like to add on that everyone's retirement plans are held hostage by the same four groups that you were talking about. The 401(k) and IRA were both introduced in the 1970s, and now colossal amounts of money flow into those accounts, ensuring the financial future of Americans. They are low-risk investment plans for the future. Why are they low-risk? Because they invest in the "entire market" via mutual funds, and as we all know the market always goes up. Loosely- give your money to the banks, and they'll make sure the valuation of the companies that make up the index funds will always increase, thus giving you your year-on-year +10%, or whatever. The corollary, of course, is that if you support any societal changes that would threaten the valuation of "the market", you'll tank everyone's investment accounts. Good luck reversing outsourcing trends, enacting progressive labor laws, or lowering the price of healthcare. I don't even want to call it "investing" at this point. It's speculating. That's why I plan to buy land and live off of it as much as I can. I'd rather be poor and independent than rich and dependent.
- cryptica 6y ago
  That seems to be the logical conclusion. The current system is artificial, every piece is carefully stacked like a house of cards; this makes it very brittle. We're in an Orwellian nightmare. By now, if the system collapses, it could be the most devastating crash in human history. On the other hand, if things keep going in the same direction, we will end up in a horrible dystopia where life will only be worth living for the rich; everyone else will be slaves. Also, I think I've figured out what the "defund the police" movement is really about; it's to allow Corporations to later step in and privatize the police force. Then they can claim the credit for restoring law and order and further gain people's trust whilst gaining more control over them. Seems kind of far fetched still, but few things would surprise me these days.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
    There's a saying about "Why look for conspiracy, where incompetence explains so much?" That may be something that comes from it, but it really is about people that have been taking it in the shorts for decades, and have felt completely powerless (by design) to affect it. The "defund" thing is a blunt instrument that they hope would work; more as leverage to effect change, than anything else. Of course, there are anarchists, who want all restraint removed from society. Those types of folks can usually be found in The Darwin Awards. The rich are just really good at leveraging anything to their advantage, and have the tools to do it. They'll usually come out on top; regardless of what happens. It's just that nowadays, "The Rich" includes a lot of young folks that look a lot like their employees. It isn't just a bunch of old robber barons with handlebars and muttonchops, anymore.

ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago

Wow. That is so cynical, but also probably spot-on accurate. I'm a cynical bastard, and must genuflect towards The Master. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_gV2cWntg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_gV2cWntg

quacked 6y ago

You're exactly right. I'd like to add on that everyone's retirement plans are held hostage by the same four groups that you were talking about. The 401(k) and IRA were both introduced in the 1970s, and now colossal amounts of money flow into those accounts, ensuring the financial future of Americans. They are low-risk investment plans for the future. Why are they low-risk? Because they invest in the "entire market" via mutual funds, and as we all know the market always goes up. Loosely- give your money to the banks, and they'll make sure the valuation of the companies that make up the index funds will always increase, thus giving you your year-on-year +10%, or whatever. The corollary, of course, is that if you support any societal changes that would threaten the valuation of "the market", you'll tank everyone's investment accounts. Good luck reversing outsourcing trends, enacting progressive labor laws, or lowering the price of healthcare. I don't even want to call it "investing" at this point. It's speculating. That's why I plan to buy land and live off of it as much as I can. I'd rather be poor and independent than rich and dependent.

cryptica 6y ago
That seems to be the logical conclusion. The current system is artificial, every piece is carefully stacked like a house of cards; this makes it very brittle. We're in an Orwellian nightmare. By now, if the system collapses, it could be the most devastating crash in human history. On the other hand, if things keep going in the same direction, we will end up in a horrible dystopia where life will only be worth living for the rich; everyone else will be slaves. Also, I think I've figured out what the "defund the police" movement is really about; it's to allow Corporations to later step in and privatize the police force. Then they can claim the credit for restoring law and order and further gain people's trust whilst gaining more control over them. Seems kind of far fetched still, but few things would surprise me these days.
- ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
  There's a saying about "Why look for conspiracy, where incompetence explains so much?" That may be something that comes from it, but it really is about people that have been taking it in the shorts for decades, and have felt completely powerless (by design) to affect it. The "defund" thing is a blunt instrument that they hope would work; more as leverage to effect change, than anything else. Of course, there are anarchists, who want all restraint removed from society. Those types of folks can usually be found in The Darwin Awards. The rich are just really good at leveraging anything to their advantage, and have the tools to do it. They'll usually come out on top; regardless of what happens. It's just that nowadays, "The Rich" includes a lot of young folks that look a lot like their employees. It isn't just a bunch of old robber barons with handlebars and muttonchops, anymore.