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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

2030: By the implementation of AI, the orphan crushing machine can now process 35% more biomass per hour, providing a sustainable power source to our server parks

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Its ai generated sir but it kinda checks out.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ironically brought to you by the same tech bros it's dissing.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Money .... it's always about the money and power

I'm sure there are tech bros out there that we will never hear about or see or know about .... those are the ones who just want to do tech stuff and not care about anything else

The ones we do hear about who become billionaires were only ever in it for the money and power

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Tech Bro" as a term though does pretty much imply insufferable nouveaux-riche douchbags devoid of any genuine emotion, who are happy to squash human dignity on an industrial scale for profit, and think themselves cool for doing it.

If someone is into tech for the true sake of technology then by definition they aren't a "tech bro" - they are a programmer, a hacker, a hardware tinkerer, an open-source evangelist, or any number of cool things that don't involve being an huge dickhead :)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, by 2014 that mentality was being phased out, they just couldn't do it overnight.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.

I think only a handful of people could remain principled in spite of having attained wealth, power and status. And it is not that power makes one greedy, I think a person who attains success becomes surrounded by sycophants and yes-men who like to gain access to the successful person for the sycophants' own use.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago

monetizing empathy

You Cave Johnsons...!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I feel like most of tech had already sold out by 2014. Really by the late aughts it seemed to be all gone; that was when apple and its philosophy had taken hold. Not that apple was the only force in that direction, it just felt like the apotheosis of the greedy and controlling mentality. MS had plenty of greed, but they were willing (in some circumstances) to play ball. Google seemed to love interoperability in the early-to-mid aughts, but look at it now.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

IDK what this meme is trying to say. Its making some leaps.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Sorry, but I feel 2014 should be replaced with 1980, 2018 should be replaced with 2000... Maybe 1990. But the whole monetisation thing started loooonngg before 2025.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What tech are we talking about here, theres a billion different pieces of software out there all doing drastically different things.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Am I stupid? Idk what the hell this is trying to say

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It's not something that's unique to tech, but I read it as a joke about enshittification due to greed.

Lots of start-up companies start out all idealistic and positive, then don't stay true to that mission as the founders age and want more (or sell out to a bigger company).

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is why I always tell employers up front to never put me in, nor consider me for, management tracks. “I like to work in the trenches.” I have no desire to be among these corporate people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You're smarter than I am. I took the promotions, and ended up miserable.

I learned the hard way that higher leveld don't mean more decision-making power. It means more of your time is spent in endless meetings trying to convince people to agree to the obviously right decision. It's a never ending exercise in frustrating stupidity.

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