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A word in support of this I've also seen a pretty stunning lack of empathy from tech workers who unquestionably have it better than almost any other working cl
by spencerflem 3y ago
A word in support of this
I've also seen a pretty stunning lack of empathy from tech workers who unquestionably have it better than almost any other working class (non-owner/shareholder) groups.
I'm not saying that its great that tech workers are being laid off, but I get the schadenfreude other would have after a decade of being told that the solution to their problems is to "skill up" and learn to code.
The real problem is of course the system that prioritizes wealth flowing from workers to owners and we should all be aligned in this.
- jprete 3y agoThe GP paints with a very broad brush. Probably the vast majority of tech workers know there's a problem but don't know how to solve it.
- spencerflem 3y agoOh I agree, but for a lot of people techies are part of the problem itself. Gentrification is real, and the companies themselves are not seen as helpful either. And when techies do donate, they're often to pie in the sky stuff like AI alignment , or the giant long now clock , that comes off as out of touch at best. I know for a fact that there's plenty of kind empathetic tech workers but I'm sure there are kind lawyers too and they don't have a lovely broad strokes reputation either
- alephnerd 3y ago^^^ this.