Some (not all!) people in tech have absolutely no connection with humanity. They are wizards in their technical field. Narrowly focused. Gobbling up RSUs or whatever they’re called. Riding the stock market boom. I know bc I was this way in a field outside of tech. I also used to miss the forest from the trees.
Others outside of tech share this as well. However, the former have vastly more influence. It is terrifying for me to dawn on the realization that they have no responsibility, recognition, or appreciation for what they do impacts the lives of many.
I think of someone flipping switches and turning dials and not knowing what happens when they do this only to know in a remote part of the world (heck just down the street in SF) life is forever altered.
The Wall Street of the West. Money driven. No values. Just hoodwinked others with talk about disruption, innovation, and changing the world. Patagonia and vests instead of suits and nice shoes. Psychedelics instead of coke.
Source - time spent in Soma, DP, FiDi, Sand Hill Road.
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Some (not all!) people in tech have absolutely no connection with humanity. They are wizards in their technical field. Narrowly focused. Gobbling up RSUs or whatever they’re called. Riding the stock market boom. I know bc I was this way in a field outside of tech. I also used to miss the forest from the trees.
Others outside of tech share this as well. However, the former have vastly more influence. It is terrifying for me to dawn on the realization that they have no responsibility, recognition, or appreciation for what they do impacts the lives of many.
I think of someone flipping switches and turning dials and not knowing what happens when they do this only to know in a remote part of the world (heck just down the street in SF) life is forever altered.
The Wall Street of the West. Money driven. No values. Just hoodwinked others with talk about disruption, innovation, and changing the world. Patagonia and vests instead of suits and nice shoes. Psychedelics instead of coke.
Source - time spent in Soma, DP, FiDi, Sand Hill Road.