I read tweets like this as "I wasn't listening to the people who have been saying this all along."https://twitter.com/timmaughan/status/829685770424352768 …
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But sure, a "creeping existential horror" as if people haven't been shouting about this for years.
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The tech industry is the 5th Estate, it's as responsible for this mess we're in as journalism is. Our industry shares its responsibility.
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Are you all ready to listen to the people who've been riding this train already, or are y'all gonna hop on and demand to drive?
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@defcon attendees even went as far as to segregate themselves from defcon to get away from the toxic environment at the con. -
I feel like there is a strong libertarian anti-identity/anti-social program bent in tech, noticed it 15yrs ago.
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Oh yeah, there's no doubt there's a libertarian bent in tech. They bring all that stuff from their trump rallies.
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It is the same problem engineers have. They have a little money & think they're rich. They have +
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a little knowledge & think they're experts in everything.
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so same ole pull ladder up behind you?
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and deny you ever needed a ladder in the first place.
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this is a really pernicious aspect of libertarianism. Part of the reason I have such contempt for it.
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I wrote about this months ago, and it wasn't even close the first time someone had pointed it out. https://medium.com/@emilymaxima/when-will-defcon-stop-being-a-massive-sexist-cringe-fest-cd9d58ccb549#.nf3k9pll9 …
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