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Who knew tech employees weren't exactly across international politics.

• stinkbeetle 6mo ago
  No it would be trivial to gain a thorough understanding of Middle East politics and the oil market for an enlightened people who were able to become foremost experts in epidemiology, molecular biology, global supply chain logistics, the war in Ukraine, semiconductor manufacturing, and many other fields entirely self-taught simply by obsessively reading social media and wikipedia.
  • beaned 6mo ago
    That's why people come here, they learn these things in the comments.
    • stinkbeetle 6mo ago
      It's not the people who just come to learn though.
  • hitekker 6mo ago
    "Infotainment" is the term I've heard to describe Reddit and other talking websites. People are looking to "win" like they do in sports or other recreational activities. It's a kind of fun that disguises itself as learning-- minus, of course, the actual work.
    • breppp 6mo ago
      Team sports for the higher class