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I miss when techbros were libertarians instead of writing free code for the future digital Gestapo (sh.itjust.works)
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Like is it not painfully obvious that this kind of technology can be and is going to be used for a lot more than epic pwning people speaking Somali

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What about all the FOSS developers? They can't be entirely evil, since they at least stand for freedom - and are often also progressive and good people, I'd say.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Have you watched Sillicon Valley? Brogrammers = tech bros.

Me, I'm just exhausted.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well if they are such good people I don't know why you'd call them Tech Bros.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Maybe I don't understand what that is supposed to mean. They are in tech, and some of them are men and probably brothers, or at least metaphorically bros. Is it supposed to be a bad thing? - oh, and if it is a bad thing by definition, then it's not an interesting thing that you've never met a "techbro who isn't a piece of shit" as the definition would already filter out the good people from being considered by you