▲ 1391 ▼ Big Tech companies are finally getting the names we thought dystopian megacorps would have (sopuli.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by salarua@sopuli.xyz to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic
[+] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (3 children) Nah, calling the visions of aging tech bros on HRT art is a stretch too far. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zalack@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) They're talking about the visions of sci-fi authors, filmmakers, and artists. The tech Bros are the ones being drawn towards those artists' visions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Reminds me of the "torment Nexus" meme permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Look what has been done with 1984 and A Brave New World. permalink fedilink source parent [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* It aint the same vision. They smashed the Rose-colored glasees in favor of orher lenses, one tinted the color of money. The other a swirl of gluttony, power, and dopamine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It must suck to spend all day hating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Nah, it mostly sucks to have watched the tech bro crowd take something wonderful, that bemefited everyone and twist it into personal profit streams devoid of any soul and/or humanity. I know those types are going to destroy us all, but everyone sucks so just let the bad times roll. Then the heads will follow. Rolling on the floor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Shitty art is still art. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zalack@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) They're talking about the visions of sci-fi authors, filmmakers, and artists. The tech Bros are the ones being drawn towards those artists' visions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Reminds me of the "torment Nexus" meme permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Look what has been done with 1984 and A Brave New World. permalink fedilink source parent [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* It aint the same vision. They smashed the Rose-colored glasees in favor of orher lenses, one tinted the color of money. The other a swirl of gluttony, power, and dopamine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Reminds me of the "torment Nexus" meme permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Look what has been done with 1984 and A Brave New World. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Look what has been done with 1984 and A Brave New World. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Look what has been done with 1984 and A Brave New World. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* It aint the same vision. They smashed the Rose-colored glasees in favor of orher lenses, one tinted the color of money. The other a swirl of gluttony, power, and dopamine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It must suck to spend all day hating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Nah, it mostly sucks to have watched the tech bro crowd take something wonderful, that bemefited everyone and twist it into personal profit streams devoid of any soul and/or humanity. I know those types are going to destroy us all, but everyone sucks so just let the bad times roll. Then the heads will follow. Rolling on the floor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Nah, it mostly sucks to have watched the tech bro crowd take something wonderful, that bemefited everyone and twist it into personal profit streams devoid of any soul and/or humanity. I know those types are going to destroy us all, but everyone sucks so just let the bad times roll. Then the heads will follow. Rolling on the floor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Shitty art is still art. permalink fedilink source parent