devtesla

devtesla wrote

Reply to I just really think the whole tech industry is going to implode soon by flabberghaster

The boom-bust cycle of tech is well known, and the AI one we're going through is one of the most clearly prepared for I've ever seen. Microsoft in particular is set to cash out once the bust goes through, the terms of their investment in OpenAI is such that when they bust they essentially get the whole company with no fuss. Meta is the only company that seems to be hugely exposed to failure once the bust happens (massive investment but little to show for it, the rest of their company is hurting very badly) but they're the only company I can see actually being hurt. And I'd be surprised if they actually disappear, I'm sad to say.

The only thing that could actually hurt these companies is if Chinese technology is allowed to flow freely into the US, and the government is going to step in before that happens. This will fuck over everyone but major tech companies.

I will always wish for consequences, but I'm not expecting them this time.

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devtesla admin wrote

Reply to If you STILL aren't organizing, then you're part of the problem. by cowloom

Who are you talking to? There's like five people here and we're all saturated with things we're doing to help other people. I'm not sure where this is coming from.

If you're thinking about people in general, I think you're expressing a kind of general dislike for people in the world that I don't think is good for you or your activism. People right now are very isolated from one another, and you're not going to break through that with... whatever this is. If this is something your org is presenting to you as a normal way of thinking I'd be concerned.

Consider this an admin warning, you're at a level of aggro against others that we don't really want to be for jstpst. Please think before posting again and have a good evening!

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devtesla wrote

Reply to With "raw milk > vaccines" RFK leading health, Joe Rogan considered a thought leader, "Biden is a Palestinian" Trump taking power, and "woke created hurricanes and wildfires", I can't help but wonder why the r-slur is coming back? (CW - Ableism) by twovests

Over the past decade we've debated language and representation to a degree beyond what made actual progress. There were wins here and there but we've basically just given oppressive institutions a new way to look friendly, and they're not even trying to do that anymore.

I don't have a solution to the problem but for me personally I'll still watch what I say to reasonable degree. Like I hope I'm just ahead of the curve when I say "we need to get woke again".

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devtesla wrote

Reply to Meta now allows hate speech against immigrants, gay and transgender people (cw: discrimination) by SWORDSCROSSED

The moderation rollback is one thing, particularly because it didn't seem to be working in the first place. Like there's multiple family members of mine who's lives have been made measurably worse due to facebook shit, I'm not sure how it could be worse. It's the weird gleeful rollback on everything else that gets to me, from employee support programs disappearing to removing pride themes from apps to removing pads from mens toilets (???). All this needless shit and conservatives still hate facebook

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