Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by maxwell on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:34AM (#36908415)

He's just "hack[ing] something to [his] advantage."

And pg was his enthusiastic Palpatine. Egging on and fawning over sama was already uncomfortable back in 2010.

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by HellDunkel on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:21PM (#36911031)

Luckily, YC is experiencing a cultural shift. The likes of PG and Marc Andrewessen, Sam Altman and Peter Thiel were not frowned upon in 2010, not to mention Elon Musk or Zuckerberg.

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by ChatGTP on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:23AM (#36919580)

Can you elaborate a bit more?

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by HellDunkel on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:40PM (#36947717)

I need to correct myself. It should have said Hackernews instead of YC. And it is really the comments here that reflect a cultural shift which i think is interesting.

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by maxwell on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:15PM (#36922352)

First, many of them sung a different tune when they were challenging power before becoming established power.

Second, they weren't subject to much public scrutiny as they weren't yet household names until maybe the mid '10s when tech companies took over the market.

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by wahnfrieden on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:18AM (#36928399)

Huh? The current YC leadership is also wacked-out authoritarian far right wing

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