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Pluralistic: The enshittification of tech jobs (pluralistic.net)
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[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I don't get it, what does "a temporarily embarrassed founder" mean?

[-] kazerniel@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's a reference to this quote:

“John Steinbeck once said that socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” ― Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress (source)

Edit: apparently the original John Steinbeck quote was:

"I guess the trouble was that we didn't have any self-admitted proletarians. Everyone was a temporarily embarrassed capitalist."

[-] yamper@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

"i would totally be a founder right now if it weren't for [excuse xyz]"

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