Friday, August 21, 2015

Important.

[LINK] One Tweet Shows What Silicon Valley Really Thinks of the People It's Crushing


Silicon Valley has a tendency to believe that every disruption in society is necessary and just — especially when those disruptions benefit the wealthy tech employees who are driving out everyone else in San Francisco. 
...one Google employee who attempted to justify the extreme gentrification with a tone-deaf tweet explaining that no one needs laundromats anymore. No one who matters, that is. No one rich.

If we stop sharing risk and responsibility, only those who already hold wealth and privilege will benefit.