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A comment on Silicon Valley, Halt and Catch Fire, and How Microserfdom Ate the World (2015). Parent comment

Re:Silicon Valley, Halt and Catch Fire, and How Microserfdom... by alecco on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @05:06AM (#43554885)
If somebody works for tobacco or predatory lending they are stigmatized. Perhaps we should extend it to people working in advertising or anything causing the major problems in society today. From sugar drinks to algorithmic timelines.
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Re:Silicon Valley, Halt and Catch Fire, and How Microserfdom... by Coffeewine on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @07:36AM (#43555630)
I can assure you that the employees of Altria at least are not stigmatized in their community.
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Re:Silicon Valley, Halt and Catch Fire, and How Microserfdom... by tjpnz on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @06:59AM (#43555447)
It's well trodden ground already. Bill Hicks had it worked into his routine 30+ years ago.
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