Comment on The Dangerous Propaganda Of Techno-Optimism
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 months ago
I think technology is absolutely vital when it comes to pulling us out of this tailspin we’re in.
Billionaire tech CEOs, however, are not the ones who are going to do it. I look to the legitimate startups trying to solve the world’s problems.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
startups are just wannabe billionaire playboys.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 months ago
I’ve worked at several startups personally. Some are the way you say, no doubt. Some legitimately are trying to build something to help people. I’ve had corporate sponsored ones, investor backed, self funded, and incubator funded. There’s no “They all run this way”. Which is why I specified “legitimate” startup. One that’s there for the product, not just the money.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
this is the definition of a startup. its purpose is getting bought out.
even if they started their life ethically, no company is bought out not to make money.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 months ago
Dude I don’t even know with you. Yeah, some startups start and want to get bought out, not all of them do. Again I’ve worked at a lot, probably 8-10 now. I’ve seen some startups be bought out and others who wanted to do their own thing. Stop generalizing everything, there is nuance in the world, grey, stop seeing everything black and white