r/wallstreetbets • u/waIIstr33tb3ts • Feb 28 '25

News Google's Sergey Brin Says Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI That Could Replace Them

https://gizmodo.com/googles-sergey-brin-says-engineers-should-work-60-hour-weeks-in-office-to-build-ai-that-could-replace-them-2000570025
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u/Don_Cornichon_II Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25

It's actually pretty easy if you don't buy processed foods.

I sometimes think this defeatism vs. corporations is just another form of corporate propaganda so you don't even try.

PS: Even if it was impossible to avoid 100%, it would still be better to avoid 90% than 0%.

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u/UGH-ThatsAJackdaw Mar 01 '25

Its not defeatism, its "find a more effective strategy." I want people to try, but they'll need to try things that have never been tried before. Boycotts arent generally effective against multinational conglomerates with hundreds or thousands of brands and many times more individual products. Boycotts are not generally effective against companies that have their profit centers one step removed from your wallet.

I dont want to get into what is effective because I like having my account not-banned, but if you want companies like those mentioned to suffer for their actions, you're not gonna do it by "voting with your wallet."

The real disease in the US is passivity.

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u/fdr_is_a_dime Mar 03 '25

If you don't want to try then what are you achieving by advertising for others that they shouldn't try either?

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u/Don_Cornichon_II Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

Voting with your wallet is exactly how you effect change in how business is conducted. It just has to be enough people for them to feel it. Sadly, most people just don't care enough to make any kind of sacrifice or even change, despite what they claim.

but they'll need to try things that have never been tried before

Not eating processed foods has never been tried before?