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Most grocery stores are dehumanizing
One of the worst experiences I have on a weekly basis is buying food at the local Safeway. A gloomy pall sits on everyone inside. From the staff to the customers, no one wants to be there. But neither is there an alternative. The first weeks at an unfamiliar grocery store I’m condemned to re-walking re-walking corridors of boxes and cans in search of a few items I can’t seem to find.…
Most software oppresses humans
Aral Balkan summarizes what I’ve discovered myself after years in technology and business - the prevailing system for generating software in the last decade or so is engineered to create human-oppressing products. As with many of the systemic problems of our society, those with the power to change the system are also those who profit most. The likelihood of real change in the natural order is nil; prayer is essential.