Silicon Valley Is Not a Fad

Re:Silicon Valley Is Not a Fad by lotsofpulp on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @07:15AM (#19786885)

People want conformity, and they rewarded the vendors who gave it to them, no one forced it upon them. People choose to gravitate towards like minded people, and choose to consume things most other people like. The only reason it didn’t happen before on such a scale was that it wasn’t as economical.

The positive of being able to communicate with anyone at any time and/or lookup information almost instantaneously are worth the downsides (which we need to collectively fight against) in my opinion. It’s like any other tool, it’s made life a hell of a lot easier, but you can also cause damage with it, but that’s up to the person.

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Re:Silicon Valley Is Not a Fad by onemoresoop on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @09:58AM (#19787946)

You're right. And this is where human psychology can and is being manipulated for financial or political gain, hence the internet has become the largest and most effective tool for such in the history of humanity. I don't underestimate the net benefits internet has brought to the table but same goes for the negatives.

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