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Tucking into this one because @pluralistic@mamot.fr told me I had to. I don't know how nuts it's going to be, but the first couple chapters start out with some truly wild stories.
Promoting because the author is not allowed to.
#bookstodon #greed #facebook #enshittification
(comment on Careless People)
Tucking into this one because @pluralistic@mamot.fr told me I had to. I don't know how nuts it's going to be, but the first couple chapters start out with some truly wild stories.
Promoting because the author is not allowed to.
#bookstodon #greed #facebook #enshittification
(comment on Careless People)
Greenwashing. Cartoon from 2023.
Greenwashing. Cartoon from 2023.
Prof. Sam Lawlor's concern about the giant mirrors in space has hit the mainstream media in Canada.
What can we do to stop this greedy stupidity? The company is based in California.
#environment #greed #ecologicaldisastercoming #calipoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/reflect-orbital-space-mirror-9.6947427
Prof. Sam Lawlor's concern about the giant mirrors in space has hit the mainstream media in Canada.
What can we do to stop this greedy stupidity? The company is based in California.
#environment #greed #ecologicaldisastercoming #calipoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/reflect-orbital-space-mirror-9.6947427
Climate goal.
Climate goal.
"When Marc Andreessen describes liberation as freedom from 'having to pretend to care about other people at dinner parties,' when venture capitalists celebrate 'disruption' that destroys communities while enriching investors, when tech platforms optimize for engagement regardless of democratic consequences—they’re not just acting selfishly."
~ Mike Brock
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-birth-of-the-sociopath-why-smart
Zoe Williams surveys the landscape of self-help books right now, noting,
"If you yearn for an Ayn Randian existence of absolute self-reliance, there are plenty of bestsellers that can help. They may not make you happier though."
Contra the "Trumpy" philosophy of this literature, she cites psychotherapist Manu Bazzano, who observes,
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
/3
“It boils down to this. The measure of mental health in a person is the degree of their interest in others. That could be their neighbours, or it could be social and political.”
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
/4
"They’re evangelizing a worldview where selfishness is wisdom and concern for others is performance.
This spreads through elite networks, through media that treats cynicism as insight, through algorithmic systems that reward sociopathic behavior with attention and profit."
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
/2
Zoe Williams surveys the landscape of self-help books right now, noting,
"If you yearn for an Ayn Randian existence of absolute self-reliance, there are plenty of bestsellers that can help. They may not make you happier though."
Contra the "Trumpy" philosophy of this literature, she cites psychotherapist Manu Bazzano, who observes,
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
/3
"When Marc Andreessen describes liberation as freedom from 'having to pretend to care about other people at dinner parties,' when venture capitalists celebrate 'disruption' that destroys communities while enriching investors, when tech platforms optimize for engagement regardless of democratic consequences—they’re not just acting selfishly."
~ Mike Brock
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
/1
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-birth-of-the-sociopath-why-smart
"They’re evangelizing a worldview where selfishness is wisdom and concern for others is performance.
This spreads through elite networks, through media that treats cynicism as insight, through algorithmic systems that reward sociopathic behavior with attention and profit."
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
/2
"When Marc Andreessen describes liberation as freedom from 'having to pretend to care about other people at dinner parties,' when venture capitalists celebrate 'disruption' that destroys communities while enriching investors, when tech platforms optimize for engagement regardless of democratic consequences—they’re not just acting selfishly."
~ Mike Brock
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
/1
https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-birth-of-the-sociopath-why-smart
Deep sea mining. Cartoon for Trouw.
Deep sea mining. Cartoon for Trouw.
Good news in hard times.
"AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified"
Here's the best part.
"Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say." 👈
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