It's a cliché that people get into tech to 'change the world.' So then, you have to actually consider what the impact of your work is on the world. The idea that you can or should exclude societal and political discussions in tech is idiotic. It means you're not doing your job

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Jez Humble. "It's a cliché that people get into tech to 'change the world.' So then, you have to actually consider what the impact of your work is on the world. The idea that you can or should exclude societal and political discussions in tech is idiotic. It means you're not doing your job." x.com, April 2021. Archived at perma.cc/3NYS-MHLC

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Jez Humble on X: "It's a cliché that people get into tech to "change the world". So then, you have to actually consider what the impact of your work is on the world. The idea that you can or should exclude societal and political discussions in tech is idiotic. It means you're not doing your job." /…

It's a cliché that people get into tech to "change the world". So then, you have to actually consider what the impact of your work is on the world. The idea that you can or should exclude societal and political discussions in tech is idiotic. It means you're not doing your job.

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