Silicon valley dude: "I want to save humanity." Me: "oh cool, by helping people?" Dude: "oh fuck no, by destroying the unions and working people 70 hours a week."
Show this thread
"If you give up negotiating power over your labor, I will give you frozen yogurt and rides" is probably the most peak Silicon Valley capitalist overlord mentality yet.pic.twitter.com/pxYiLJs0xt
-
-
Especially since it feels like he's doing it for himself. I can't help but feel he sees all this as some big game and him as a Wonka type character. It's the same 'kooky' egocentrism as sending your car to mars. It cost a lot of money to send any amount of excess weight to space
-
Happy to sink money into something so pointless and self-serving, but to pay the people working to make that project a success a bit more is too much. Wasting money isn't the concern, but what he gets to waste it on is
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Panem et circenses
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
A green cookie on saint patrick's daypic.twitter.com/NaypLNVZMp
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Frozen yogurt and rides. Sounds like The Good Place S01E01.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Just imagined Charles Dickens writing a novel about Silicon Valley
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
How much frozen yoghurt? Will there be a vegan option? If its unlimited I'd find a way of making that more expensive than just improving wages and working conditions.
-
Drop it on the roller-coaster seats, or on the track to attract ants?
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
"Lisa needs braces."
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Are you sure it wasn't shooting a car into space with a stuffed astronaut at the wheel?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.