▲ 325 ▼ Worst person in tech 2023 - semi final (mastodon.online) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by sirdorius@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 116 comments fedilink hide all child comments Edit: final round is live now https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/111595842718166678
[–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) How could anyone but musk win? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Peter Thiel is also abysmal. Elon is more visibly terrible today but Thiel has been bankrolling regressives from the shadows for 20 years. He published his first screed about diversity in academia in 1995. So he is an all-time shitstain, for sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) At this point it's like choosing cancer over Alzheimer's. Die from excruciating inner torment or infuriate everyone else until you die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clbull@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I dunno, some of these votes are like comparing stage 4 leukemia to a mere urinary tract infection, and the UTI is somehow winning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Go UTI! permalink fedilink source parent [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depends on if we consider Zuccer a person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Zuck is bad sure, but he's not a jackass, at least not publicly, he might not have made the best decision for meta but the company is by no means failing, Elon is just so much worse on every level. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Not failing, but actively ignoring Metas own research that shows Facebook is directly harmful to children and teens. I’d say actively continuing to harm children should outrank being a jackass and/or incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Peter Thiel is also abysmal. Elon is more visibly terrible today but Thiel has been bankrolling regressives from the shadows for 20 years. He published his first screed about diversity in academia in 1995. So he is an all-time shitstain, for sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) At this point it's like choosing cancer over Alzheimer's. Die from excruciating inner torment or infuriate everyone else until you die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Clbull@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I dunno, some of these votes are like comparing stage 4 leukemia to a mere urinary tract infection, and the UTI is somehow winning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Go UTI! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I dunno, some of these votes are like comparing stage 4 leukemia to a mere urinary tract infection, and the UTI is somehow winning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Go UTI! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depends on if we consider Zuccer a person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Zuck is bad sure, but he's not a jackass, at least not publicly, he might not have made the best decision for meta but the company is by no means failing, Elon is just so much worse on every level. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Not failing, but actively ignoring Metas own research that shows Facebook is directly harmful to children and teens. I’d say actively continuing to harm children should outrank being a jackass and/or incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Zuck is bad sure, but he's not a jackass, at least not publicly, he might not have made the best decision for meta but the company is by no means failing, Elon is just so much worse on every level. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Not failing, but actively ignoring Metas own research that shows Facebook is directly harmful to children and teens. I’d say actively continuing to harm children should outrank being a jackass and/or incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Not failing, but actively ignoring Metas own research that shows Facebook is directly harmful to children and teens. I’d say actively continuing to harm children should outrank being a jackass and/or incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent