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> protecting the world from climate change requires the even more difficult task of disrupting today’s energy markets. Let's not mince words, the plan is and h

by guscost 12y ago

> protecting the world from climate change requires the even more difficult task of disrupting today’s energy markets. Let's not mince words, the plan is and has been to manipulate the energy market through coercive authority. Calling this "disrupting" is the most cringe-worthy instance of that term I've ever seen in print (and there is a lot of competition).

fit2rule 12y ago
On the flipside, I've always considered 'disruption' in the modern sense to be precisely that: coercive authority. Its what programmers do.
- guscost 12y ago
  Do you mean "hacking"?
  - fit2rule 12y ago
    No, I mean software development efforts which clearly disrupt the target industries of interest. It seems to me that programming is precisely the effort of executing authority over a subject using technology.
    - guscost 12y ago
      The object of "coerce" has to be a person or group of people, or maybe any entity that can be intimidated if you prefer. The dictionary isn't totally explicit about this but it's the meaning I'm going for.
      - fit2rule 12y ago
        Well, look at all the Taxi drivers who are being coerced into becoming Uber drivers ..
  - waps 12y ago
    "Process automation" is much more coercive automation. Here's the webform, and it's the webform's way or the highway. Maybe even up to this point : http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm
Lagged2Death 12y ago
...the plan is and has been to manipulate the energy market through coercive authority. That's right. All those taxpayer dollars spent on fossil fuel business subsidies. I mean, that's definitely what you were talking about, right? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/fossil-fuels-with-550-billion-in-subsidy-hurt-renewables http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/fossil-fue...

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> protecting the world from climate change requires the even more difficult task of disrupting today’s energy markets. Let's not mince words, the plan is and h

by guscost 12y ago

fit2rule 12y ago
On the flipside, I've always considered 'disruption' in the modern sense to be precisely that: coercive authority. Its what programmers do.
- guscost 12y ago
  Do you mean "hacking"?
  - fit2rule 12y ago
    No, I mean software development efforts which clearly disrupt the target industries of interest. It seems to me that programming is precisely the effort of executing authority over a subject using technology.
    - guscost 12y ago
      The object of "coerce" has to be a person or group of people, or maybe any entity that can be intimidated if you prefer. The dictionary isn't totally explicit about this but it's the meaning I'm going for.
      - fit2rule 12y ago
        Well, look at all the Taxi drivers who are being coerced into becoming Uber drivers ..
  - waps 12y ago
    "Process automation" is much more coercive automation. Here's the webform, and it's the webform's way or the highway. Maybe even up to this point : http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm
Lagged2Death 12y ago
...the plan is and has been to manipulate the energy market through coercive authority. That's right. All those taxpayer dollars spent on fossil fuel business subsidies. I mean, that's definitely what you were talking about, right? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/fossil-fuels-with-550-billion-in-subsidy-hurt-renewables http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/fossil-fue...