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I hate to admit it, but we're basically in the same boat as him. White collar workers that sit in air conditioned buildings (or at home) that rely on power+inte
by hypeatei 2y ago
I hate to admit it, but we're basically in the same boat as him. White collar workers that sit in air conditioned buildings (or at home) that rely on power+internet all the time to be useful. Plus how much tech workers are actually doing groundbreaking scientific work? Probably less than 1%.
- dghlsakjg 2y agoEh. Many programming jobs are connected to the actual creation of real world value. As in, I can point to actual real life people from every programming job I've had that will say: "Yes, my life was improved by the use of your programs". The fact that I do it using a computer and a climate controlled office isn't really relevant. Stock traders are so abstracted from real human value, that it is not a stretch to say that their jobs do not add value as a whole to the world. If we had half as many people working in financializing the world, capital allocation would not suffer. At least that's my belief.