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Re:I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible by ckozlowski on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:57AM (#24158730)
Absolutely. So long as the employees who run it believe in upholding that benevolence themselves.

Disclaimer: I'm a current TAM with AWS.

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Re:I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible by DoctorNick on Friday August 14, 2020 @11:36AM (#24159292)
As Snowden says, tech workers are complicit in how their companies hurt society: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxqx8q/snowden-tech-worke...
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Re:I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible by Nasrudith on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:30PM (#24160722)
The real problem is "hurting society" is a bullshit charge which lets you call yourself a hero for making Socrates poison himself.

The sophistry is all brain-hacking bullshit best dealt with like a poisoned drink - thrown in the face of the server.

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Re:I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible by spaced-out on Friday August 14, 2020 @12:50PM (#24160204)
If that's true, then so are those that invest in big tech companies.
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Re:I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible by DoctorNick on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:07PM (#24160438)
Absolutely. The material interests of the shareholders ultimately drive the decisions that these companies make. If you invest in them, you are complicit.
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