I subscribe to way too many technology newsletters, however, the gems among them are better than anything you come across in regular mass media. So I persevere. This article is an interesting example of that.
It’s an opinion piece. An ex-Silicon Valley person who is now living in Europe is reflecting on the huge gap between Silicon Valley and everybody else, and in particular, Generation Z and Millennials versus Silicon Valley in Western societies.
Why do I find it so interesting? Because I suspect the sentiment that he is describing and mining here is going to become really predominant for everybody in the 2030s. Also, there is a real irony to me here. Silicon Valley has all the power, or so it thinks it does, but if nobody shares your values or vision, does it matter in the end, if you are the one who changed technology? In the long run, it won’t be your values or vision that actually changes the world. It will be all the people reacting against it.
Just stop spelling ‘maxing’ with two Xes. You’re making teachers cringe.
It tells us that 4chan is still alive and well and able to drive trends
"So much wealth and yet no idea how to live.” I’ve always said money is wasted on the rich… You have to have actually had some struggle to understand how to use your money
I used to doommaxx now I’m sloppilled.
It tells me which articles and websites to block.
I guess I should expound instead of just making a snarky comment. I just think the condensation of language like that is lazy, don’t get me wrong I like some creative slang, but not everything needs a shortcut, not everything needs to be condensed into a buzzword. It’s like a separate language that no one uses in real life, internet speak has been around for ages of course but now that it’s making it’s way into mainstream, I just don’t like it lol. I guess none of that matters though as it’s another language (d)evolution I have no control over, but this one feels very synthetic.
I agree with you, but confess that I chuckled a little bit as I encountered a ‘lol’ in the middle of your comment - a bit of internet slang that Millenials and Gen Z have slipstreamed into their writing.
I’m GenX but I do admit to that, I just like using it because it lightens the mood and indicates a bit of not so seriousness. I’ve found it a bit difficult to properly convey the mood behind my comments online though so I probably overuse it.
So you’re using a lazy shortcut, condensing language into a devolved, less accurate form?
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