I came out of an industry that is heavily involved in creating The Machine, working as a programmer in Silicon Valley for nearly four decades. In the 90s I became partially aware of the nature of the Machine's evil. I could see that Microsoft, specifically, was acting in evil ways, trying to destroy everything in its path. Yet individuals working for Microsoft were not evil. It was clear that the corporation had a life of its own, as if it were a kind of cancerous tumor, and the people working there merely served the cancer.
Yes, it does seem to be that way - at some point, the corporation takes on a life of its own and keeps enacting its expansion programming. The people come and go, the employees, the shareholders, and although the corporation splits and merges, and changes its name, it's eternal. Even corporations that are destroyed are simply gobbled up by other corporations and everything that they were just continues in the new context.
Wow, another incredible article filled with very difficult truths made digestible by your pithy dark humor, clear and thorough explanations, and reminders of what's really important - truth, morality, love and trust. Well done, and thank you so much!
Thank you for another great article.
I came out of an industry that is heavily involved in creating The Machine, working as a programmer in Silicon Valley for nearly four decades. In the 90s I became partially aware of the nature of the Machine's evil. I could see that Microsoft, specifically, was acting in evil ways, trying to destroy everything in its path. Yet individuals working for Microsoft were not evil. It was clear that the corporation had a life of its own, as if it were a kind of cancerous tumor, and the people working there merely served the cancer.
Yes, it does seem to be that way - at some point, the corporation takes on a life of its own and keeps enacting its expansion programming. The people come and go, the employees, the shareholders, and although the corporation splits and merges, and changes its name, it's eternal. Even corporations that are destroyed are simply gobbled up by other corporations and everything that they were just continues in the new context.
Wow, another incredible article filled with very difficult truths made digestible by your pithy dark humor, clear and thorough explanations, and reminders of what's really important - truth, morality, love and trust. Well done, and thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this reflection Viveka! And you're so welcome! <3