Five years ago, Google’s climate action ambitions were the gold standard for Big Tech. Then, with power demand spikes from AI data centres, in July it scrubbed its sustainability website of its 2030 net zero pledge.
Same, I had that passion, truly believed tech would save us from so many pitfalls. Now I’m ashamed of the companies I’ve worked for. They’ve bastardized all of the ideals for short term profits. Not even long term investments just whatever will get them a few pennies more tomorrow is prioritized over will will get them dollars in a year.
Agreed. I started to wonder what happened to my passion. But the thing is, I still really like electronics and that sorta thing, it really is just the monopolization and various anti-consumer practices that killed my love of computing. So now I’m considering an EE degree instead.
I joined back in the early 2000s when they were still “Do no evil” Google.
Now they’re “pure evil” Google. Like every other big tech company anyway.
I started in computer science in school with a passion, and now I hate that field with a passion.
Same, I had that passion, truly believed tech would save us from so many pitfalls. Now I’m ashamed of the companies I’ve worked for. They’ve bastardized all of the ideals for short term profits. Not even long term investments just whatever will get them a few pennies more tomorrow is prioritized over will will get them dollars in a year.
It’s disappointing and sad
Agreed. I started to wonder what happened to my passion. But the thing is, I still really like electronics and that sorta thing, it really is just the monopolization and various anti-consumer practices that killed my love of computing. So now I’m considering an EE degree instead.
That’s actually not a bad idea. You could actually fix things. Physical things.