Comment on ‘About bloody time’: Prince Harry welcomes lawsuits against tech firms

• Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Instead of doing the tedious couple of minutes it takes to get the answer for yourself? OK, you do you.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Okay, so I did some research:

    This Fucking Guy

    • Doesn’t do anything
    • Never really did anything
    • Got tired of the expectations of never doing anything
    • Emigrated to America, under the excuse that he finally wanted to do something
    • Still doesn’t really do fuck all

    This Fucking Guy’s Wife

    • Used to do something
    • Married this fucking guy and no longer does anything
    • • Brits hate this one simple trick!
    • May have convinced this fucking guy that his family is the root of his not doing anything
    • Moved (back?) to America with this fucking guy
    • Does fuck all

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    • yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Thank you, this comment made my day.

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    • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Well played. I wasn’t saying he was useful, just that he has a megaphone.

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    • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Since I don’t really care about him, I asked everyone’s favorite friend (AI) what he has to do with tech, but to respond as a sarcastic Redditor. This is what it told me:

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      Tech? Oh, now he’s deep in it—can’t escape the guy even if you wanted to.

      Back in 2021, Harry jumped straight into Silicon Valley corporate culture by becoming the “Chief Impact Officer” at BetterUp, a $1 billion startup that does executive coaching and mental health support [^1][^11][^12][^13]. Yeah, that’s a real job title. No, I don’t know what it means either [^4].

      Since then, he’s been using his platform to scream about AI, disinformation, and big tech’s evil grip on society. He’s signed open letters calling for a ban on “AI superintelligence” alongside Steve Wozniak, Richard Branson, and—somehow—Steve Bannon [^3][^5][^7][^8][^14]. Bro’s got range.

      He’s also called out Meta for rolling back fact-checking [^6], spoken at privacy summits about the “harrowing” damage social media does to kids [^9][^10], and linked online disinformation to real-world violence during a digital responsibility summit in Colombia [^2].

      So yeah, he’s not just living off Netflix deals and Oprah specials—he’s full-on tech activist now. Whether any of it actually does anything? That’s another story.

      [^1]: Prince Harry Takes A Job As ‘Chief Impact Officer’ For Silicon Valley … (15%) [^2]: Prince Harry hits out at spread of disinformation via AI… | The Guardian (14%) [^3]: Prince Harry, Meghan join hundreds urging AI… | Daily Sabah (9%) [^4]: Prince Harry Enters Corporate America—Joining Silicon Valley… (9%) [^5]: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle join with Steve Bannon and… | Fortune (8%) [^6]: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle call for Meta to reverse its… | Fortune (7%) [^7]: Prince Harry, Richard Branson, Steve Bannon, and ‘AI… | Fortune (7%) [^8]: Harry and Meghan join AI pioneers in call for ban on superintelligent … (7%) [^9]: ‘About bloody time’: Prince Harry welcomes lawsuits against tech firms … (7%) [^10]: Prince Harry Welcomes Lawsuits Against Major Tech Firms (4%) [^11]: Prince Harry joins $1bn Silicon Valley startup as senior executive (4%) [^12]: Prince Harry joins Silicon Valley start-up - CBS News (4%) [^13]: Prince Harry Is Taking on a New Job Title: Chief Impact Officer … - WSJ (3%) [^14]: Harry, Meghan join hundreds to call for AI superintelligence ban (2%)

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      No, I’m not going to fact check that. I don’t care enough. It seems he at least is somewhat relevant though if only as an activist.

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