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Its real somehow: https://xcancel.com/Shedletsky/status/1886563357249212846#m

TranscriptA tweet by Jon sheletsky (@shedletsky) saying "Silicon Valley built the modern world. Why shouldn't we run it?. The tweet has 658k views, 70 bookmarks, 70 likes, 460 retweets/quotes and 694 replies. It was posted at 6:52 PM, 2/3/25.

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[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh, you mean the guy who invented the thing that works on child labor, takes children’s pocket money and exposes them to predators?

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 months ago

Oh, you mean the guy who invented the thing that works on child labor, takes children’s pocket money and exposes them to predators?

Oof. That doesn't narrow down who we're talking about nearly as much as it should.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And unregulated gambling. Can't forget the whole item market aspect, where goods trade for higher and lower value based on speculation and demand like real-world securities do.