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Its real somehow: https://xcancel.com/Shedletsky/status/1886563357249212846#m

TranscriptA tweet by Jon sheletsky (@shedletsky) saying "Silicon Valley built the modern world. Why shouldn't we run it?. The tweet has 658k views, 70 bookmarks, 70 likes, 460 retweets/quotes and 694 replies. It was posted at 6:52 PM, 2/3/25.

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[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh, you mean the guy who invented the thing that works on child labor, takes children’s pocket money and exposes them to predators?

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 30 points 23 hours ago

Oh, you mean the guy who invented the thing that works on child labor, takes children’s pocket money and exposes them to predators?

Oof. That doesn't narrow down who we're talking about nearly as much as it should.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

And unregulated gambling. Can't forget the whole item market aspect, where goods trade for higher and lower value based on speculation and demand like real-world securities do.