As someone who lives in Silicon Valley (and is currently pursuing an EE degree), you either work for those companies, the military-industrial complex, or a startup about to be acquired by the tech giants, otherwise you are left behind economically and are unable to own a home or live without debt acquisition.
I’m still in college, I really don’t like the idea of working for these places, but it may not be much of a choice once I graduate. At least if I want to live where I grew up and make full use of my engineering degree.
Hey, buddy? Fuck you and your economic goals. There is a very real choice here between being part of the problem and part of the solution. I can’t make it for you, but would really like to disabuse you of the notion there’s “not much of a choice”. Build a comfortable life at the rest of the world’s expense, sacrifice your opportunities for our collective wellbeing, self-immolate in protest, whatever you choose it’s an impactful decision and you’re the one making it. Good luck! Have fun! You matter, and selling the rest of us out is a dick move.
As someone who lives in Silicon Valley (and is currently pursuing an EE degree), you either work for those companies, the military-industrial complex, or a startup about to be acquired by the tech giants, otherwise you are left behind economically and are unable to own a home or live without debt acquisition.
I’m still in college, I really don’t like the idea of working for these places, but it may not be much of a choice once I graduate. At least if I want to live where I grew up and make full use of my engineering degree.
Maybe the place you live is shit then?
We don’t need you. Hell, you don’t even need yourself.
You’re literally working towards a future where machines replace humans.
Thanks for your help fucking up the cause of humans being humans.
Learned helplessness.
Then don’t. Build a syndicate with college peers. Heck, found one as a Master’s program.
Hey, buddy? Fuck you and your economic goals. There is a very real choice here between being part of the problem and part of the solution. I can’t make it for you, but would really like to disabuse you of the notion there’s “not much of a choice”. Build a comfortable life at the rest of the world’s expense, sacrifice your opportunities for our collective wellbeing, self-immolate in protest, whatever you choose it’s an impactful decision and you’re the one making it. Good luck! Have fun! You matter, and selling the rest of us out is a dick move.