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A new Silicon Valley manifesto reveals the bleak, dangerous philosophy driving the tech industry (theconversation.com)
submitted 1 year ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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We don’t have to look too deeply into history to find parallels to this kind of worldview. Simply put, it is the worldview of colonialism: it sees both nature and other people as domains to be conquered and exploited for “growth”.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

It's en vogue to harp on Silicon Valley, but this is just unfettered capitalism. It's not just happening there.