Why oh why did I go into tech?
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Why oh why did I go into tech?
I coulda been a realtor or something.
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This is a rhetorical question.
I know why I went into tech.
Star Wars and Star Trek weren’t real, and I learned to write in basic before English…
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@thegibson Also, you knew you were into existential pain years before you could articulate it as such.
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@randomgeek yep. I mentioned Star Trek… when Spock has a breakdown?
Relatable.
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Katanova Valentinereplied to The Gibson last edited by
@thegibson You ever think about how San Francisco is the seat of power of a globe-spanning empire of digital-finance exploitation?
Elon Musk is the king of the digital hegemony, just like king Edward the 7th of the UK at the peak of the british empire.
the function of empire is to exploit resources and draw them into the seat of the empire.
the US and the west coast tech industry are competing global empires vying for control over each other.
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Katanova Valentinereplied to Katanova Valentine last edited by
@thegibson Elon Musk's role in the world is to be the face of the global tech hegemony. that's why he was given so much money to buy Twitter. It wasn't about actually turning a profit, it probably never will, it was about putting him in control of the massive social space.
Elon Musk is so invested in this election because he will be deposed if he fails, and he knows it.
Elon musk is fighting for his life in this election.
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The Gibsonreplied to Katanova Valentine last edited by
@katanova this has been going on for the past few cycles… and I don’t think you are wrong.
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Katanova Valentinereplied to The Gibson last edited by
@thegibson I've been thinking a bit about how seats of empires tend to have really severe inequality. Victorian England and modern san franscisco have a lot of striking similarities in the shape of the inequality, and how the ruling class relates to the lower classes.
The impossible cost of living is just one part of that, guaranteeing that only people who are a part of the global tech hegemony can even afford to live in the city.
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Katanova Valentinereplied to Katanova Valentine last edited by
@thegibson This also ensures that those employed by the global tech hegemony are forced to weigh their own well-being against the best interests of the people the tech is subjected to.
There can be no question of whether the company is wrong, because to question the company would be to question their own status in the world.
Long-distance exploitation makes it as difficult as possible for social consequences and compassion to reach the people who build the tools of misery.
