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I believe the current skepticism around Silicon Valley's "Make The World a Better Place" mentality is deeply rooted in historical anxiety about institutiona
by rowyourboat 12y ago
I believe the current skepticism around Silicon Valley's
"Make The World a Better Place" mentality is deeply rooted
in historical anxiety about institutional capitalism.
OT rant here: I don't think this is related to Tesla opening up at all. "We make the World a Better Place" is self-important bullshit in 99.9% of cases. The most likely outcome is that what you are doing has no measurable impact on the "goodness" of the world. In most cases, what you are doing matters only to a tiny fraction of the world's population. "Making the World a Better Place" is simply self-important hyperbole to the extreme.
- rowyourboat 12y agoAddendum: The fact that your fancy new app is only for a tiny fraction of the world's population is totally fine. Most products are like that. Just don't pretend it's anything more than it is.