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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jan 2017

    Someone from NYC would think people in SF don't care about fashion. But they do; they just focus on moral fashions.

    3:04 AM - 11 Jan 2017
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      2. Michael Mitsakos‏ @michaelmitsakos 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        please stay in tech

        1 reply 1 retweet 35 likes
      3. that DEAD bitch with the freckles‏ @leifwalsh 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @michaelmitsakos @paulg

        please get out of tech too

        1 reply 1 retweet 17 likes
      4. Larry Marburger‏ @lmarburger 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @leifwalsh

        Please stay in tech ❤️

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. twisted tweets‏ @tweets_so_fresh 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @lmarburger @leifwalsh

        let's just get rid of tech and call it done shall we

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. Larry Marburger‏ @lmarburger 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @tweets_so_fresh @leifwalsh

        Maybe the real tech were the technocrats who exposed themselves to have horrifying world views along the way.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. S. Adriane Kaylor‏ @AdrianeKaylor 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        So how do SF fashion brands help the homeless in SF or fight the rising cost of housing?

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      1. Eric Brandes‏ @BrandesEric 11 Jan 2017
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        are these the same people who built Zenefits, Hampton Creek, and Theranos?

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      1. Francis  🚀 Gulotta‏ @reconbot 11 Jan 2017
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        we don't actually think too much about you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      1. Dina Fierro‏ @dinafierro_ 11 Jan 2017
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        lol

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      1. Leonardo_v.Prellwitz‏ @leovonp 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        as elegantly portrayed in the Silicon Valley HBO show

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      2. Andy‏ @Andys_Brain 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        this is the most SF tweet.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Andy‏ @Andys_Brain 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Andys_Brain @paulg

        have you ever seen the @SouthPark Smug episode about SF? Wish they could update it with this tweet.

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      2. Jérôme Petazzoni‏ @jpetazzo 11 Jan 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        That kind of moral fashion, @paulg? http://gizmodo.com/lyft-thinks-its-exciting-that-a-driver-was-working-whil-1786970298 … http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hill/sharing-economy-american-workers_b_9018724.html … http://sfist.com/2015/10/22/passive_aggressive_airbnb_ad_campai.php … https://shift.newco.co/letter-of-resignation-from-the-palo-alto-planning-and-transportation-commission-f7b6facd94f5#.gmdhosj5e …

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Johannes'fish'Ziemke‏ @discordianfish 12 Jan 2017
        Replying to @jpetazzo

        in the end though, what we work on will cost jobs too. Uber will be self driving soon, so lost of jobs is inevitable

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Jérôme Petazzoni‏ @jpetazzo 12 Jan 2017
        Replying to @discordianfish

        I agree; but automation (and tech) should make people's lives better and yield social progress (like it did after WWII) …/…

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      5. Jérôme Petazzoni‏ @jpetazzo 12 Jan 2017
        Replying to @jpetazzo @discordianfish

        whereas in SV, capital is rewarded more than labor so eventually the value created goes mostly to the VCs.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Johannes'fish'Ziemke‏ @discordianfish 12 Jan 2017
        Replying to @jpetazzo

        yes, that's a general problem but I don't know an alternative

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      7. Jérôme Petazzoni‏ @jpetazzo 12 Jan 2017
        Replying to @discordianfish

        There is no single silver bullet; taxing capital and property would help (especially in California!) but it's impopular …/…

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Jérôme Petazzoni‏ @jpetazzo 12 Jan 2017
        Replying to @jpetazzo @discordianfish

        and the US rely so heavily on capital (e.g. for retirement) that I think it might be fucked beyond repair, alas

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. Johannes'fish'Ziemke‏ @discordianfish 13 Jan 2017
        Replying to @jpetazzo

        Thought I answered already: Maybe we should focus our attention on those nasty details instead of picking out individual companies

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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