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Do the MBAs now running tech just have a hardon for becoming the scifi dystopians they read as children?
by cyanydeez 10mo ago
Do the MBAs now running tech just have a hardon for becoming the scifi dystopians they read as children?
- DauntingPear7 10mo agoYes, from what I have seen
- zzrrt 10mo agoNot always, sometimes they like to role-play as fallen angels from fantasy books (see Palantir.) (Edit: upon review, the metaphor is strained because Sauron didn’t create the palantíri… he did control them later, and there is deeper metaphor that they are unreliable.)
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 10mo agoIf I had a billion dollars I would shrimply role-play as an actual angel
- sekh60 10mo agoThat attitude is sadly probably a small factor in you not having a billion dollars.
- Tostino 10mo agoRight, you don't just "good person" yourself into billions of dollars. There will always be a trail of people screwed over, or taken advantage of along the way. Or you can go the more modern way and externalize all the negative impacts of your business (e.g. scooter rental companies).
- jimnotgym 10mo agoSad isn't it. There don't be many honest ways to make real money
- mattkevan 10mo agoGlad to hear you’re not going to be as shellfish as other billionaires.
- thmsths 10mo agoThe dystopian tech does not seem that bad when you believe you will be the one controlling it.
- greenchair 10mo agoding ding ding
- stmw 10mo agoCEO/founder of Flock has a BS in Electrical Engineering with highest honors from Georgia Tech, and does not appear to have an MBA.