The Silicon Valley Economy Is Here. and It’s a Nightmare

Re:The Silicon Valley Economy Is Here. and It’s a Nightmare by codyb on Thursday January 16, 2020 @11:12AM (#22065864)

The contemporary NY economy is incredibly diverse and far more than its banks.

The dead civilians in the Middle East is terrible but all in all this is the most peaceful period of world history since civilization started. In most eras there’d be dead civilians in the vast majority of places instead of the minority.

Doesn’t make it right or good, but it’s not as bad as things past.

And lets not pretend companies not funded by SoftBank are paying their warehouse workers, janitors, caterer or content curators good money. Seems like SV in general is pretty good at cutting costs at the expense of workers.

But if your point is sweeping generalizations are generally pretty inept at painting a nuanced and detailed picture, I’d say I agree with that.

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Re:The Silicon Valley Economy Is Here. and It’s a Nightmare by minblaster on Thursday January 16, 2020 @11:41AM (#22066172)

I think total, not relative, suffering matters. Killing 10x the population of Mesopotamia in the Iraq war isn’t assuaged because it’s low as a percentage of the population. The amount of absolute suffering has increased drastically.

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Re:The Silicon Valley Economy Is Here. and It’s a Nightmare by Gibbon1 on Thursday January 16, 2020 @10:10PM (#22071517)

The US's ruling class four out of four catastrophic fuckups in the middle east and Central Asia doesn't bode very well for their ability to effectively rule the United States either.

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