Nothing made me want to distance myself from technology more than going back to school for computer science.

…well that and all the fascism espoused by tech CEOs.

“You guys aren’t gonna use AI for bad stuff, right?”

Tech oligarchs: whaaaaaat no we actually want to be regulated because of how dangerous this technology is!! Also tech oligarchs:

I guess I knew academically that capitalism sews the seeds of its own destruction, but living through it is a different experience.

Well it’s not how I imagined capitalism and wester hegemonic global dominance ending, but it seems fitting doesn’t it? Done in by an overzealous businessman incapable of rationally assessing any decision he makes. Very American way to go.

A lot of people in the west are accustomed to the kind you install under your toilet seat, but I was surprised to see the kitchen sink thing everywhere when I was in SE Asia.

Shocking expose: group with cult like structure acts like a cult

Lol what a clown show

He wants a depression, so that his friends can buy everything up. Rich people always come out on top during economic down turns.

It’s weird that they asked Johanasson for a comment and not the judge that denied her restraining order.

Didn’t they want this? Haven’t they been trying to install a fascist dictatorship for literal decades? Did they forget that fascism is bad and nobody likes it?

Guy with long, storied history of hating unions destroys unions. Like did they even try to think about their decision?

Lol this guy doesn’t know what signal is.

Fascist gonna fascism.

Humans act kinda however their environment teaches them to act. Societies exist along a spectrum from encouraging people to be individuals to encouraging people to feel like part of a community. Most western cultures trend towards individualism. When we see ourselves as individuals, we’re more likely to see those around us as competitors.

That’s my guess at least. Judging by the way you’re typing in English I’ll assume you’re in the individualistic part of the world like me, and yeah, kinda sucks for most people. Personally, I think the fact that most people are upset with the nature of the society we live in is proof we’re supposed to be more community oriented.

That’s really how we should think about a lot of things. People don’t fall for stuff because they’re dumb. They fall for stuff because they’re vulnerable.

Today? That’s the principle this country was built on.

Rockafeller’s father was a snake oil salesman so… Not far off haha

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How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a great book exploring this concept. Why is destruction of private property even considered violence, and why is private property more protected than vulnerable populations? Why does the average person, not owning private property, even consider this dynamic?

Who’s on first type situation.