Silicon Valley Has an Empathy Vacuum

Post by rhodri » Mon, Nov 28, 2016, 3:04 PM UTC

noir-york wrote: post #56

rhodri wrote: post #48

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> we sure don't patronize them, think them any less, or dismiss their and so many other people's genuine concerns be it immigration, or crime, or job security great! perhaps you have been raised well and have managed to recover from emotional trauma you may have experienced in life so far. some people unfortunately have not been so lucky.

Yes, we were lucky and raised well. > have managed to recover from emotional trauma ????

Post by pmoriarty » Mon, Nov 28, 2016, 3:05 PM UTC

rhodri wrote: post #34

adamnemecek wrote: post #13

This Neo-Luddism feels really misplaced. Do you know why some people are getting the short end of the stick? It's because the educational system has failed them by wasting their youth and giving nothing in return. But I can't blame a guy who founded a SV-centric blog to see all problems through a SV-centric lens.

one point is that most of SV's technology is in the hands of an elite of techno-libertarians and super-rich VCs with various chips on various shoulders. they have no interest in spreading technology's monetary or possible systemic benefits to the entire population, and indeed a direct interest in accumulating and then exercising political power. it's a real problem that cannot be explained away through a lack of educ…

Post by talmand » Mon, Nov 28, 2016, 3:05 PM UTC

throwaway729 wrote: post #46

TulliusCicero wrote: post #27

> If you are Amazon, you have to acknowledge that you are slowly corroding the retail sector, which employs many people in this country. If you are Airbnb, no matter how well-meaning your focus on delighting travellers, you are also going to affect hotel-industry employment. > Otto, a Bay Area startup that was recently acquired by Uber, wants to automate trucking—and recently wrapped up a hundred-and-twenty-mile driv…

Exactly. These are the same truck drivers who have overwhelmingly conservative political views. If they don't want to help themselves then I'll take the tax breaks and avoid being affected by their self inflicted pain.

Post by noir-york » Mon, Nov 28, 2016, 3:06 PM UTC

adamnemecek wrote: post #55

noir-york wrote: post #53

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> It's because the educational system has failed them by wasting their youth and giving nothing in return Ah, the deserving poor! Some never consider getting an education because it was not something to aspire to, let alone spending enough time in the system to fail them. Maybe these people are getting the short end of the stick not because they were idle, but because their family were too busy working three jobs try…

> A strong welfare state and job security can break the cycle, but who is willing to pay - in taxes - for that? Don't get me wrong, I fully agree. But I think that if I were to pick a single element of a welfare state that can bootstrap the whole thing, I'd pick education. It seems like a lot of the largest country growths were bootstrapped by betting on the educational system (Finland, Singapore and South Korea come…

Post by beachstartup » Mon, Nov 28, 2016, 3:07 PM UTC

rhodri wrote: post #51

pmoriarty wrote: post #40

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And why were they patronized and treated like children again? Oh, perhaps it was because they claimed Obama wasn't born in the US. Or because they denied global warming. Or because they hate Mexicans and Muslims. In short, because they bought in to the steaming pile of bullshit that is the right wing media echo chamber. When they think like children, talk like children, and act like children, they shouldn't be surpri…

> When they think like children, talk like children, and act like children, they shouldn't be surprised that they're treated like children. and does punishing children cause them to behave better?