tthhrroowwaway

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by tthhrroowwaway 3y ago
To be fair to you, I am being snarky and not explicit about what bothered me about your initial comment. You’re right, I haven’t addressed it because it’s not my point, and yeah I am kind of trolling you. I actually don’t care about AI regu
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by tthhrroowwaway 3y ago
This is a poor attempt at getting the point because that can be a problem with disruptive technology that is immediately deployed to a mass market without any care or concern for lasting consequences as long as someone gets rich
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by tthhrroowwaway 3y ago
Open calls for deregulation are not productive. Deregulation should be a last resort, not a knee-jerk reaction. What do you think needs deregulation and how would you effectively make sure we ensure a decent quality of life for everyone in
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by tthhrroowwaway 3y ago
Not surprising. Hacker news is made up of a lot of people who worship billionaires and have a contempt for the poor
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by tthhrroowwaway 6y ago
I don't mean to suggest that your experiences are not valid. Or to make you feel like you're on trial. I mean to make you feel that you may benefit from a tweaked perspective. What I disagree with is that there is such a thing as
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by tthhrroowwaway 6y ago
You believe these companies "bias positively". Which may or may not be true. What do you think this anecdote means? What do you think about this situation? I think that you want people to draw a conclusion from this story.
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by tthhrroowwaway 6y ago
> I worked with a POC who the CEO told me point blank to give them extra leniency with regards to them not performing their duties (an ongoing complaint of mine) because a "diverse face" on the pitch deck helped us raise money.
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by tthhrroowwaway 6y ago
So, I think I can empathize with this viewpoint comes from, and I think it is shared by a lot of people. Talking or debating issues involving inequality is hard and it is easy to feel like the "bad guy". But I must say, I cannot t