Silicon Valley Techno-Utopianism

very perfect for a tech guy to pick gray for his authoritarian color, dont want to get people too riled up over your movement with an actual color

They are both laughable and scary in equal doses.

the original greyshirts (be prepared to be dismally unsurprised):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Gentile_National_Socialist_Movement

These folks loved grey everything too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy_movement

And in The President Vanishes (1934), an organization known as "The Grey Shirts" is part of a conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. president.

Technocracy_movement

> it would be enough that every citizen worked a cycle of four consecutive days, four hours a day, followed by three days off. By "tiling" the days and working hours of seven groups, industry and services could be operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

4 day weeks, 4 hour days...

What a card.. I live on the West Coast, so I 'get it'

An exclusive Capitol Hill forum meant to connect the tech industry with Congress took a bewildering political turn on Wednesday when a key CEO condemned “pagan” anti-Israel protests, suggested the protesters be sent to North Korea and mused about launching drone strikes on his business enemies.

The comments came from Alex Karp of Palantir Technologies, the Peter Thiel-linked firm increasingly at the center of Washington’s defense-tech plans.

“We’re gonna do an exchange program sponsored by Karp,” he said. “A couple months in North Korea, nice-tasting flavored bark. See how you feel about that.”

Asked about Karp’s remarks, which at times caused visible discomfort among some attendees, the organizer said that was part of the point.

“The whole goal of the Hill & Valley Forum is to bridge the cultural gap between Washington and Silicon Valley,” said Helberg, who conducted the on-stage interview with Karp on Wednesday. “So it’s great for both sides to familiarize themselves with a little bit of West Coast humor.”

saying the quiet parts out loud seems to be more and more common

I hope Karp dies a slow and painful death

i try not to think about competitors too much, but i cannot stop thinking about the aesthetic difference between openai and google pic.twitter.com/hRFYhzm5K8

— Sam Altman (@sama) May 16, 2024

You're literally bragging about OpenAI looking like McDonald's. pic.twitter.com/yRyxJ9XKUT

— Reid Southen (@Rahll) May 17, 2024

the existence of a Sam Altman implies the existence of a Sam Mainman

The Scandi-Japanese look is all the rage in 2019

that updated 70s fernbar shit is perfect for that generation really