• hotcouchguy [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It’s a combination of techno-optimism and complete political pessimism, as if the tech billionaires are helpless to actually change anything other than software. And I suspect the tech optimism is increasingly just cope at this point. The ruling class is in serious decline if this is the best they can manage.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I agree. You see it when people talk about “the algorithm” too. They talk about it like it’s a thing that exists by itself and not an app that whatever company can change, adjust, or turn off at will.