Worthy Read: “Do I belong in tech anymore?”

Worthy Read is an ongoing series here at the blog where I link out to a piece I think is worth your valuable time. Ky Decker: I keep asking myself:What happened to the principles that were professed a decade ago? To address climate change? To reduce racial, gender, and economic inequality? To “don’t be evil”?Were these principles abandoned, or were they merely born of convenience?Has tech always been like this? Was I just blind to it before?When I say that I am burnt out I do not mean simply that I am tired. I’m referring to the “emotional experience of political defeat”. While primarily a piece about AI and how the endless tacking on of AI features and processes had burnt them out, they hit the nail on the head of something that’s been eating at me as of late. Growing up, I loved tech. I loved gadgets. I loved technology. I loved the promise of not just the future, but a better future. Now, at 41, when I think of those who are into tech — I see a community that no longer matches the…