Post #4450649
2026-08-08 09:09 UTC
Tech bosses' gleeful mass layoffs mean that tech workers can no longer count on good treatment and stable, high-earning careers; at the same time, tech bosses' betrayal of democracy makes the prospect of working for a tech company far more ethically dubious than mere ad-tech optimizations. The result is a bumper crop of geeks looking for ways to do good with their lives and skills - as all the emails in my inbox asking for advice about this attests.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr 2026-08-08 09:09
Enter NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has made "public excellence" the cornerstone of his politics, hiring the most skilled workers he can find and then giving them all the authority and resources they need to fix 100,000 potholes, bring New York's worst landlords to justice, and deliver every day for all the people of New York: https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/15/unconscionability/#standalone-authority 22/