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I've noticed that contemporary tech people (or at least the richer ones) have a cultural tick that leads them to deny or minimize the importance of real problem
by bleepblorp 6y ago
I've noticed that contemporary tech people (or at least the richer ones) have a cultural tick that leads them to deny or minimize the importance of real problems that don't involve shiny new technology. By way of examples:
Microsoft destroying YouTube-DL: Problem.
Amazon exploiting its non-tech workforce: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bitcoin's energy use: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Macs not running third party code: Problem.
Nuclear war: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Global climate change: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Future risk of AI paperclip maximizers: Problem.
Current danger of businesses operating as human-powered paperclip mazimixers: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Etc.