and it’s more than feasible that a world where HandUp exists is better than a world where it doesn’t, but wow everything is terrible
I’m putting pieces of the picture together in my head and I’m just increasingly horrified by HandUp
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it looks to me primarily like a kind of streamlining service. it’s quintessential 2010s Silicon Valley service economy.
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then there’s other elements that seem weird, but are really just signs of the times—
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the TOS restrictions on use of their scrip, the signing away of IP publicity rights
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Facebook’s users are the product, HandUp’s “helped” are the product
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HandUp exists in a hole created by problematic municipal policies that have benefited tech. And I bet it’s helped people!
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but it’s a bit like the tech industry sawed off your foot, and then turned around and made you a sandwich
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well, sold you a sandwich
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okay, they made you a smartphone app in order to connect you with other users looking to get rid of their excess sandwiches
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@sarahjeong yeah but it just undermines that last little bit of "oh we're just friendly san franciscans helping out our neighbors"
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@sarahjeong I like it as a nonprofit. as a for-profit, poverty has to get worse every year to grow the market.Merci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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@sarahjeong +1000. It's a harbinger of a future i don't want to live in.Merci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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