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jtuck004

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12. Maybe that's a desgin fault? What a terrible waste of human resources that become a drag

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 11:09 PM

Nov 2013

on the economic benefits of future technologies. Not to mention make it dangerous (and maybe it should be more so) for those who profit from the changes which allow them to exploit others.

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The San Francisco Bay Area Has a Values Problem [View all] Newsjock Nov 2013 OP

well... FirstLight Nov 2013 #1

+ a Brazillion DJ13 Nov 2013 #2

K&RRRRR Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #3

comments littering (sfgate is the worst) bobduca Nov 2013 #20

Most people are good.. snooper2 Nov 2013 #4

It's the guys making 163 *million* a year that are more the problem, I'd say... nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #8

That stat you quoted sounded ridiculous so I looked it up snooper2 Nov 2013 #11

Shit! I could've sworn I read that "90 in the Bay" stat somewhere. My mistake. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #26

you need to read that again passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #28

Oops! You're right. I misread the column headings. n/t Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #31

+1 YoungDemCA Nov 2013 #19

You can try..... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #5

Guess you were opposed to the cotton gin... brooklynite Nov 2013 #6

Yeah, so "lamentable" that millions are going to be out of work with little to no safety net. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #9

My compassion isn't the issue..... brooklynite Nov 2013 #13

Yeah, my last comment was a little over the top. But like a lot of people I'm legitimately worried nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #18

More Repuklican values from the DLC. Wilms Nov 2013 #10

Maybe that's a desgin fault? What a terrible waste of human resources that become a drag jtuck004 Nov 2013 #12

What, were your ears burning? LeftyMom Nov 2013 #15

lol Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #21

The East Bay Express is one of the few papers out here to actually commit acts of journaism. mulsh Nov 2013 #7

I think the point is the threat to the values of the Bay Area flamingdem Nov 2013 #14

Yep. The tech industry, of course, is the major culprit here... YoungDemCA Nov 2013 #16

Sliicon Valley may be a rust bucket in a few decades... white_wolf Nov 2013 #17

"Largest Homeless Camp in the Mainland US" is a great example of the Bay Area's value's problem... bobduca Nov 2013 #22

I think that's wrong. The building I work in downtown looks shiny, that's not my building CreekDog Nov 2013 #24

Wait. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #25

, blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #27

Nothing new really. Techies are often young dumb and full of BootinUp Nov 2013 #29

Our entire society, liberals included, is self-righteous and arrogant. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #30

The illusion of morality, intelligence gained by attacking others. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #32