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That culture is created by a media environment manufactured by companies whose employee base are well represented on this site. This line is pushed on us, ad na

That culture is created by a media environment manufactured by companies whose employee base are well represented on this site. This line is pushed on us, ad nauseam. Unsurprisingly, most of us are sick from it.

valleyer 4y ago
An alternative view is that our individualistic culture is simply an evolution of the American idea of "rugged individualism" -- an idea which somewhat predates the tech industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugged_individualism#Influence_on_contemporary_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugged_individualism#Influence...
jdminhbg 4y ago
> That culture is created by a media environment manufactured by companies whose employee base are well represented on this site. Are you saying then that "that culture" is a decade old?
- bluGill 4y ago
  Yellow journalism dates to the 1800's. I'm sure much longer, but that is something everyone should remember from history class.
  - jdminhbg 4y ago
    That's right, which makes it unlikely that the FAANG companies are responsible for it.