setting aside any particular ideological perspective, I think what is interesting here is the (inevitable?) expansion of soft power warfare into a new domain. I would be shocked if there are not other networks like this out there by other countries, whether on the public internet or more directly backchanneled.
>I reeeaaaallllly don’t want this tool to create unnecessary pressure on regular engineers. Any ideas on how to prevent that? I want the bad energy directing in exposing slackers, not adding stress to everyone else.
Then destroy it. It will ultimately be used as a surveillance tool to cow the masses (of engineers, in this case), as all surveillance tech ultimately becomes.
You could always buy the non-free range eggs, which are cheaper. If they are not cheaper, that is a function of the egg producers, and not the "liberal states"
I think it's expected for majority of the rich to be. Trump's world is one where money can (sometimes quite directly) buy things that they couldn't, or were difficult, to buy before.
And my perception might be very skewed, but to me it seems majority of the rich got there by not prioritizing moral goals and universal good above all, so this kind of world is more desirable.
In 2016, Bezos was anti-Trump and the Democratic candidate for president (Hillary Clinton) got nearly twice as much money from rich people as the Republican candidate for president (Donald Trump). It's not a sufficient explanation to say that the Trump or Republican ideology fundamentally appeals to rich people more.
Facts don't care about your feelings.