Re:Anxious tech workers are going to therapy
by dfsegoat on Friday September 20, 2019 @01:09PM
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It became paradoxical as soon as you could step outside the offices of SomeTechCo.(ly) in SF., and literally find the sidewalk littered with homeless humans, human waste and needles.
I'm not saying there is any correlation. Merely that if tech companies in the SF Bay area cared about 'making a difference' - there is ample opportunity to do so, literally outside their door.
Re:Anxious tech workers are going to therapy
by whalesalad on Friday September 20, 2019 @01:09PM
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> silicon valley's sunny optimism
This is all marketing hype speak from the type-a extrovert hustlers at the top. No sane person truly believes things like FB etc... are changing the world.
Re:Anxious tech workers are going to therapy
by HenryKissinger on Friday September 20, 2019 @01:17PM
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Considering the extent and the societal and political ramifications of the mountains of propaganda being disseminated on Facebook, as well as the outcome of the 2016 election, it is clear that FB is changing the world... for the worst.
Re:Anxious tech workers are going to therapy
by seppin on Friday September 20, 2019 @02:13PM
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> what does it say about silicon valley's sunny optimism that they are changing the world for the better?
It's cover for their employees to make the world a worse place, while collecting massive checks, and not feel bad for it.
I don't think it's working anymore.
I agree with the bulk of your comment, but I couldn't help but notice...
If the solution is to not use all these apps, apps that are being developed by those very same anxious workers, what does it say about silicon valley's sunny optimism that they are changing the world for the better?
Does anyone else feel it's paradoxical?