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Re:Silicon Valley Is Not Your Friend by humanrebar on Friday October 13, 2017 @12:10PM (#15466858)
> I can't think of any tech companies that promoted themselves as a force for social good rather than a pure business.

It's actually a trope for SV companies. It was lampooned in season 1 episode 1 of the show Silicon Valley:

> And yes, we're disrupting digital media, but most importantly we're making the world a better place. Through constructing elegant hierarchies for maximum code reuse and extensibility.

http://siliconvalleyism.com/silicon-valley-quote.php?id=206

Re:Silicon Valley Is Not Your Friend by Applejinx on Friday October 13, 2017 @01:09PM (#15467458)
Word of warning: I went and read tons of Silicon Valley quotes, and then returned to this thread, and struggled to tell the difference :)