It is precisely the unicorn word that matters. “Technology” isn’t a single thing; its character matters. Is it centralised/decentralised?…https://twitter.com/taavet/status/875646717730865152 …
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…is it proprietary or free/open, does it have lock in or is it interoperable… what business model underlies it?…https://twitter.com/aral/status/875647391348609024 …
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…is it based on selling products to people or selling people to people? The Silicon Valley model of tech is just one model… a toxic one…https://twitter.com/aral/status/875647560521666560 …
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…based on tracking people, profiling them, and exploiting that intimate knowledge. That’s the model that creates VC-backed unicorns.https://twitter.com/aral/status/875647882925195265 …
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