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Facebook: destroyed society. Google: destroyed the internet. Apple: destroyed the environment. Amazon: destroyed small businesses around the country. Netfli

Facebook: destroyed society. Google: destroyed the internet. Apple: destroyed the environment. Amazon: destroyed small businesses around the country. Netflix: destroyed attention spans by encouraging binging behaviours Literally every tech company is profiting off a vice. And yet you all work for them.

version_five 5y ago
Where do you work? I agree with your characterization of FAANG, but you can find similar criticism about most industries and companies
- sydthrowaway 5y ago
  Not a notable company, but my dream job is a company like science.xyz
  - jmu1234567890 5y ago
    What in the world do they do?
    - sp00machine 5y ago
      brain computer interfaces apparently https://maxhodak.com/ https://maxhodak.com/
    - sydthrowaway 5y ago
      Something that can help people.
      - bagacrap 5y ago
        all tech can either help or hurt people. It's up to users to decide which it is.
  - UncleMeat 5y ago
    If “enable binge watching” is enough to make your list then it’s very easy to make such a claim for businesses like this.
Wiseacre 5y ago
But my portfolio!
- vba616 5y ago
  Apple, FB, Google, Amazon, and Netflix together represent about 8.3% of global stock market capitalization. So obliterating them all in one day would not rise to the level of a "correction" (that's 10%) much less a "bear market" (that's 20%). Probably no more than about the 9th largest one-day market drop, either. Conversely, the market has gained well over 8% in a day over a dozen times in recorded history.
dpark 5y ago
> Netflix: destroyed attention spans by encouraging binging behaviours I’m sure you’re really pleased with your “X: destroyed Y” template, but isn’t binging the exact opposite of short attention span? If you want to blame short attention span on big tech, Netflix with its focus on long format shows hardly seems to be the right target.
- birdyrooster 5y ago
  dpark: destroyed sydthrowaway
- patrick451 5y ago
  Had the same thought. Youtube and HN harm my attention span much more than netflix did when I had it.
Xt-6 5y ago
Amazon destroyed the environment way more than apple: fast shipping is creating massive amount of pollution, all that card board require massive amount of paper and water, most returns are just destroyed etc
seanmcdirmid 5y ago
A lot of that is just creative destruction as Schumpeter defined it. Destroying old world orders to make way for new. Although the environmental destruction definitely needs to be addresses for progress to be sustainable in the long term.

version_five 5y ago

Where do you work? I agree with your characterization of FAANG, but you can find similar criticism about most industries and companies

sydthrowaway 5y ago
Not a notable company, but my dream job is a company like science.xyz
- jmu1234567890 5y ago
  What in the world do they do?
  - sp00machine 5y ago
    brain computer interfaces apparently https://maxhodak.com/ https://maxhodak.com/
  - sydthrowaway 5y ago
    Something that can help people.
    - bagacrap 5y ago
      all tech can either help or hurt people. It's up to users to decide which it is.
- UncleMeat 5y ago
  If “enable binge watching” is enough to make your list then it’s very easy to make such a claim for businesses like this.

Wiseacre 5y ago

But my portfolio!

vba616 5y ago
Apple, FB, Google, Amazon, and Netflix together represent about 8.3% of global stock market capitalization. So obliterating them all in one day would not rise to the level of a "correction" (that's 10%) much less a "bear market" (that's 20%). Probably no more than about the 9th largest one-day market drop, either. Conversely, the market has gained well over 8% in a day over a dozen times in recorded history.

dpark 5y ago

> Netflix: destroyed attention spans by encouraging binging behaviours I’m sure you’re really pleased with your “X: destroyed Y” template, but isn’t binging the exact opposite of short attention span? If you want to blame short attention span on big tech, Netflix with its focus on long format shows hardly seems to be the right target.

birdyrooster 5y ago
dpark: destroyed sydthrowaway
patrick451 5y ago
Had the same thought. Youtube and HN harm my attention span much more than netflix did when I had it.

Xt-6 5y ago

Amazon destroyed the environment way more than apple: fast shipping is creating massive amount of pollution, all that card board require massive amount of paper and water, most returns are just destroyed etc

seanmcdirmid 5y ago

A lot of that is just creative destruction as Schumpeter defined it. Destroying old world orders to make way for new. Although the environmental destruction definitely needs to be addresses for progress to be sustainable in the long term.