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sorry, confused > their terrible public safety record whose public safety record? the politicians'? or, who would even be materially interested to lobby again
by twelve40 3y ago
sorry, confused
> their terrible public safety record
whose public safety record? the politicians'? or, who would even be materially interested to lobby against robocars and Google? honest q.
automakers seem to be generally onboard with robocars and trying their own. Cabbies have been wiped out as a force by Uber. Even Uber seems generally onboard with robocars. So who is this mysterious powerful Luddite villain?
- xp84 3y agoSF anti-tech “activists.” I was going to post a sarcastic description, but I’ll just say they tend to have a lot of student debt and are frequently devoted Marxists. They also tend to sincerely believe that if tech imploded, the homeless would all suddenly be able to afford apartments.
- uoaei 3y agoIt's always funny to see people so openly display their lack of effort in understanding the arguments of the people they're supposedly opposed to. The lack of self-awareness is disappointing but not surprising considering the way it is expressed.
- xp84 3y agoI’m just describing the arguments I’ve heard straight out of people’s mouths. Their arguments come from a place of deep, deep passion, but they lack no understanding of economics nor apparently human behavior. They want to buy into an easy story that a certain group is the source of all ills. In that way they are just like the radicals on the other side who are their sworn enemies.