Just a decade ago, Silicon Valley pitched itself as a savvy ambassador of a newer, cooler, more humane kind of capitalism. It quickly became the darling of the elite, of the international media, and of that mythical, omniscient tribe: the “digital natives”. While an occasional critic – always easy to dismiss as a neo-Luddite – did voice concerns about their disregard for privacy or their geeky, almost autistic aloofness, public opinion was firmly on the side of technology firms.
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How things have changed. An industry once hailed for fuelling the Arab spring is today repeatedly accused of abetting Islamic State. An industry that prides itself on diversity and tolerance is now regularly in the news for cases of sexual harassment as well as the controversial views of its employees on matters such as gender equality. An industry that built its reputation on offering us free things and services is now regularly assailed for making other things – housing, above all – more expensive.
trecho de Silicon Valley has been humbled. But its schemes are as dangerous as ever, artigo de Evgeny Morozovno The Guardian, em https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/02/silicon-valley-humbled-schemes-dangerous
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/02/silicon-valley-humbled-schemes-dangerous
