"late-stage capitalism" is also worthy of your twitter blocked words list
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These are both among the phrases most like to be included in the subtitles of books about technology written by academics at elite universities
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Tech company insiders have a *terrible* track record. We didn't get food safety from the farming industry, nor seat belts from the auto industry, nor clean air from polluters. "Insider" incentive is their payout, denying distortion that is denial all that we know about humans.
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@amcafee, those warning us did not originate from the "elite" academics. Gee. The Harvard/Stanford pipeline is integrated with the tech payout. Early warners were more marginal academics. It just moved up as it became more obvious so "elite" academia joined, as they do.2 replies 6 retweets 42 likes -
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While acknowledging there's reporting/writing that gets details wrong and could be better, I find the current tech industry obsession with "they don't understand" to be a defensive denial. It's a deflective shield not an answer; it's like Trump yelling "fake news" at journalists.
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And really amused at the idea that the criticism is from "elite academia". I was there a decade ago with my fellow very very very non-elite academics shouting into the wind where people at MIT and Harvard (your schools, Andrew) dismissed all of us—and many went to work for tech.
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Yeah. People whose whole incentive structure and life is set to minimizing the impact of their own industry are clearly living with huge cognitive dissonance and blindspots. I'm friends with many. Expecting anything otherwise would be an incredible denial of human nature.
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