Re:S.F. tech companies' civic image at stake as backlash grows
by michaelochurch on Sunday December 15, 2013 @08:08PM
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If I have to put it into words, there's been a tangible shift from "let's do something interesting together with this cool new thing" to "how can I get rich with this thing?", and that transition makes everyone else feel like a tool for your personal advancement.
Yes, exactly. You're hitting it right on the head in this thread.
Re:S.F. tech companies' civic image at stake as backlash grows
by Crito on Sunday December 15, 2013 @10:17PM
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Every group has their fair share of unlikeable individual. It is the act of a bigot to confuse those unlikeable individuals as representatives of their group.
Re:S.F. tech companies' civic image at stake as backlash grows
by timr on Sunday December 15, 2013 @11:36PM
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Like it or not, everyone is a representative for whatever scene they're in. We're all ambassadors, and in this case, we're ambassadors for an industry that is easy to characterize as heartless and imperious.
If I have to put it into words, there's been a tangible shift from "let's do something interesting together with this cool new thing" to "how can I get rich with this thing?", and that transition makes everyone else feel like a tool for your personal advancement.