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Could the techie guys become the new owners of capitalism? What can corporate and politicians do to remain the branches of social power?
by sirmoveon 5y ago
Could the techie guys become the new owners of capitalism? What can corporate and politicians do to remain the branches of social power?
- hipsterhelpdesk 5y agoWe already are.
- hipsterhelpdesk 5y agoEvery single company is paying some overpaid techie somewhere to keep something online up in some way, at the very least. The decisions software engineers make in their career choices and goals have extreme and direct impacts on the economy
- sirmoveon 5y agoWe aren't yet. Overpaid doesn't mean owner or power. Look at pro sports... Corporate and politicians are still in power, because corruption in those niches rarely ends in accountability; yet cases like Snowden and disgruntled techies can end up as social outlaws.