there is lots of truth here man.
Cool story alert - I worked for an AI startup last year. My mate was CEO, a guy I quite liked. Younger, like 28 or 30ish. 6 months in I was a bit lost and unsure exactly where we were going. Where we helping X industry do this? Helping this person do this or that? Were we just replacing people? I am not a luddite at all and genuinely think there is a place for AI in business and other aspects of our lives. However, just watching what got the tech bros really going was alarming. Paraphrasing roughly here - It wasn't enabling or making things better, it was getting rid of people and head count, having unfair advantages, getting rid of lazy people, not depending on people who make mistakes. It was as if these imaginary, poorly performing people were in the room with us at all times.
Then very shortly after, and unsurprisingly, came the leadership ignoring input from customers, even in some circumstances just calling them dumb, and treating them like they are expendable, etc. Complete disregard for fundamental business acumen and general practices.
Complete detachment from human achievement, shared suffering, shared existence and plight, just nothing to latch onto except short bursts of attention.
anyway, that shit ain't healthy. Shared human experience and compassion for others, even if just in our own little circle, is what empowers us to think laterally and care about injustice for other people and other communities. Empathy is not a weakness.
that's ll be $9.95.
oh and happy no nuke friday. its a beautiful day down this way