Sofia_FrejaFeb 9, 2024
JA Westenberg

Let's not fuck around here.

Tech is powered by bullshit.

It's the only sustainable energy source Silicon Valley's would-be elite have successfully harnessed.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/how-startup-culture-runs-on-bullshit

How startup culture runs on bullshit. — Joan Westenberg

Tech runs on myth-making. From the outside, the startup world seems like a meritocratic utopia churning out innovations that "change the world." But beneath the surface, there's a far more troubling reality. Let's not fuck around here. Tech is powered by bullshit. It's the only sustainable

Joan Westenberg
Feb 9, 2024 at 5:00amIvory for Mac
Show threadSpaceLifeFormFeb 9, 2024

@Daojoan

If you add some LLM/AI to the Salisbury steak TV dinners, it is still just gravy.

Show threadTimothy WolodzkoFeb 9, 2024
@Daojoan 🎯
Show threadChristopher GiffardFeb 9, 2024
@Daojoan It’s not sustainable because waste bullshit is poisoning the environment and everybody in it.
Show threadmuıııoFeb 9, 2024
@Daojoan And so many startups are just glorified "solutions looking for a problem" and founders looking to sell out (at whatever cost)... Main driver is simply not adding value to the world but rather extracting value from it.
Show threadjohneFeb 9, 2024
@Daojoan i have some stories that sound so familiar.