this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2026
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

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Apparently taxes did not exist before computers! Wild!

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[–] rhamph@awful.systems 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wait until he learns that normal people already have their (lack of) wealth constantly being monitored and quantified.

Oh sorry, but it’s not the government doing that, that’s just market forces

He's worried about governments monitoring his financial activity. He's totally fine with corporations surveilling every aspect of everyone else's life.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Ah yes showing his progressive roots there. Standing up for the biggest minority, the rich.

Anyway, think making sure we know the actual value of things might help with a lot of stock market bs.

Also think most people know what the value is of their furniture at least on some level, for insurance purposes at least. This feels a bit Jensen talking about how he doesnt know his own adress.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And what we have now is, what? Pure, unhindered privacy?

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 8 points 1 day ago

We hear you at Baby Torture Corp, but unfortunately we have to inform you that questions like that are likely to usher in a surveillance state

[–] endless_nameless@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

This is not a warning, it's obviously a threat...

"make me pay my fair share and i'll force my bought-and-paid-for politicians to use it my money to further my interests"

i guess its better than them using MY money....