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0 pointsjelliclesfarm6y ago0 comments

That too but the work itself serves the general public.

The cutting edge tech is all for what? It’s for everyone to have a phone in their hands..find directions..listen to music..swipe for dates etc. today a farmer in India has a smart phone. It’s democratization of tech. The world benefits. It’s a form of service where you get paid.

As opposed to being a butler for the queen of England.

It’s actually a beautiful thing. I hear a lot of grudges against tech workers in Bay Area from those who aren’t..I always point out that the world is better because a hand ful of people make lives better for 8 billion by making tech accessible.

Of course, there will be a cost for this. A price for this. A heavy one sometimes. But the goal is for everyone to live better. Imagine we didn’t have computers 50 years ago. How far we have come...

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SaxonRobber6y ago

Smartphone apps and social media are not pushing humanity forward. They are huge productivity drain if anything and cause more problems than they solve.

jelliclesfarmOP6y ago

Are you saying the world hasn’t benefited from mobile connectivity devices and humanity being more networked than ever in the history of our planet?

bearcobra6y ago

I think it's still too early to tell, but it's certainly not that crazy to think that on net the world hasn't benefited from humanity being more networked than ever in history.

jfk136y ago

In some ways it has, but there have also been significant downsides. Whether these things have really been a net benefit to humanity (or to the world) does seem debatable, at least (in my opinion).

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