#SiliconValleyy has never been progressive. It is a product of a scientific military complex, heavily funded by public money, which has been sold as an epitome of individual entrepreneurship, based on technological innovation, unconstrained by concerns for financial benefits and with "passion" as its sole limit, in short, #capitalism at its best. Now, its leaders, trying not to be drawn in their #AISlope, are turning to an old trick: #SocialDistinction.
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Alice Cappelle โ€” The Aesthetic Pipeline to Techno-Fascism

Why is Silicon Valley suddenly obsessed with โ€œtasteโ€? As AI generates endless content, tech elites like Greg Brockman claim the most valuable human skill is no longer creating, but selecting what matters.

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