david celisdavidcelis@xoxo.zone
Aug 31, 2026, 7:20 PMthe fact that this shit now has an entire foundation, conference, corporate sponsorships, and merch proves that the tech industry is just a never-ending series of grifts in a trench coat
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[MARX_IN_SPACE]otherdog@mastodon.socialAug 31, 2026, 7:59 PM@davidcelis Agreed, it’s depressing to witness. Just very very wealthy people throwing their money around congratulating each other over essentially nothing.
clewclew@ecoevo.socialAug 31, 2026, 8:17 PMStartup LARPinv with a side of PAC, or the other way around?
MaddieM4MaddieM4@raphus.socialSep 1, 2026, 3:02 AM@davidcelis it does feel as if some people with bad politics (but a taste for free stuff) found issue with the reality that desktop Linux was a social warrior project, and are taking panicked corrective steps to "fix" it.
Sep 1, 2026, 4:17 AM@davidcelis it’s insane and never saw it coming.
I feel at the beginning everyone was making fun of how useless it was and suddenly I’m swamped with “coder influencers” saying it’s the second coming of christ
bonechickenthegarbagebird@theblower.auSep 1, 2026, 4:17 AM@davidcelis it's aligned interests aligning
- bonechickenthegarbagebird@theblower.auSep 1, 2026, 6:34 AM
@davidcelis how many steps you reckon until there's a direct connection to peter theil? i reckon two