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   ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) (benroyce@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jul-2025 16:22:48 JST ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)

   Don't judge the tech bros on how cringeworthy or clumsy they are. Judge them on their intent

   Our reactions to things like this are "hey everyone, this is really dumb. Lol"

   It feels good to speak on the ugliness and stupidity and get affirmation others also see how fucked up it is

   But there is no protection in that, it's a momentary salve, it doesn't make it go away

   Begin to think about how we fight what is coming

   Stop laughing. Start fighting

   #Palantir #Fascism #SurveillanceCapitalism

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     Su_G (su_g@aus.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jul-2025 16:23:55 JST Su_G

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     @benroyce

     It's beyond time for this:

     "Judge them on their intent
     ...
     Begin to think about how we fight what is coming

     Stop laughing. Start fighting."
     😐

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jul-2025 16:31:48 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Su_G

     @Su_G @benroyce Funny how I was branded “extreme” for clearly stating that they’re the enemy a decade ago.

     I guess it didn’t help that nearly everyone in tech either had (has) “good friends who work there” and/or wanted (wants) to work there and/or were (are) employed by and/or were (are) bottom-feeders – consultant(cies), “influencers”, etc. – that depend on the scraps thrown at them by Big Tech.

     “It’s difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 03-Jul-2025 04:23:37 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Steven Zekowski
     • Su_G

     @steve_zeke @Su_G @benroyce Yep.

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     Steven Zekowski (steve_zeke@freeradical.zone)'s status on Thursday, 03-Jul-2025 04:23:38 JST Steven Zekowski

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     • Aral Balkan
     • Su_G

     @aral @Su_G @benroyce
     That Upton Sinclair quote is one of my favorites — applies to so many issues. #evergeen