Cory Doctorow on the split appeal of tech
Cory Doctorow, Mass tech worker layoffs and the soft landing:
For many technologists, the allure of digital tools is the possibility of emancipation, a world where we can collaborate to make things without bosses or masters. But for the bosses and masters, automation’s allure is the possibility of getting rid of workers, shattering their power, and replacing them with meeker, cheaper, more easily replaced labor.
That is one depressing truth. This split has had a dampening effect on the enthusiasm of my latest Job Search. But on the bright side: