Comment on Heroku founder Adam Wiggins: The Legacy of the Self-Made Man (2008)Comments−gwern15yOne improvement about most technology entrepreneurs compared to the old self-made men - they're not crushing strikes or hiring Pinkertons to assassinate workers.−steveklabnik15yI'd often argue that it's not an improvement: at least when there's a baton hitting you in the face, it's a clear threat.http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/evgeny_morozov_is_the_inte...
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One improvement about most technology entrepreneurs compared to the old self-made men - they're not crushing strikes or hiring Pinkertons to assassinate workers.
I'd often argue that it's not an improvement: at least when there's a baton hitting you in the face, it's a clear threat.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/evgeny_morozov_is_the_inte...