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The revisionist history of how tech companies talk about themselves shouldn't be amplified by people without critique.
Airbnb is both a hospitality company and a housing shortage accelerant.
It incentivises multiple ownership and rewards the wealthy with more wealth.
Airbnb is both a hospitality company and a housing shortage accelerant.
It incentivises multiple ownership and rewards the wealthy with more wealth.
Uber's claim to fame is being able to lose money unsustainably while driving a higher valuation without changing the core of their abusive anti-worker practices.
Regulation is trying to catch up with the gig economy so more people have access to healthcare and steady wages.
Regulation is trying to catch up with the gig economy so more people have access to healthcare and steady wages.
Facebook is literally profiting off hate and curating white supremacist content to make money.
For example: Holocaust Denial. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/16/facebook-algorithm-found-to-actively-promote-holocaust-denial
For example: Holocaust Denial. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/16/facebook-algorithm-found-to-actively-promote-holocaust-denial
Q4n*n is another example of Facebook promoting radicalising content for money. https://mashable.com/article/facebook-qanon-investigation/?europe=true
This isn't just a weird social experiment, it's a threat to national security. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/889kgp/terrorism-experts-say-qanon-conspiracy-theory-a-threat-to-national-security
Facebook is a media company as @iamharaldur suggested here: https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1295894630005964804?s=20
but they refuse to acknowledge their role as a media company, amplifying antisemitic and white nationalist violence.
but they refuse to acknowledge their role as a media company, amplifying antisemitic and white nationalist violence.
Revisionist history and refusing to call out the negative effects of these companies mean our economy suffers.
We need responsibility, clarity, and conviction about what 'right' looks like. Not just for the companies' bottom line, but also for society.
We need responsibility, clarity, and conviction about what 'right' looks like. Not just for the companies' bottom line, but also for society.
"Tech companies" regularly skirt regulations and then use their VC backed leverage to lobby against regulation. Creating an anti-competition slush fund. The thing about our world today is it has been designed by the nerds and their bankers.
Instead of improving society, transforming housing, climate, or energy needs for the world there's instead an abundance of data about personal shopping habits and internet usage.
Other futures become possible when we stop to ask ourselves what matters and how to get there.
Other futures become possible when we stop to ask ourselves what matters and how to get there.
