▲ 22 ▼ The Nerd Reich wants to 'destroy' democracy, and its mask has slipped GAFAM / Plateformes centralisées (www.abc.net.au) submitted 2 months ago by Snoopy@piefed.social to c/technologie@jlai.lu 1 comment fedilink hide all child comments The Nerd Reich wants to 'destroy' democracy, and its mask has slippedabc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/the> The author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, has a warning.#technology #technofascisme
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 months ago (10 children) Not Nerds but techbros, IMO. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] alapakala 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children) ABC is using “nerd” as an insult here. They want us back in the lockers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children) Abc.net.au. Article talks about Australlians ... Disney? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alapakala 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Disney is the parent company of ABC, iirc' permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Easy mistake to make, but no not at all affiliated with Disney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation 1 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Snoopy@jlai.lu 3 points 2 months ago Good point, i didn't notice it. Thank for correcting the article. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (4 children) Yeah but that doesn't fit the pun nearly as well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) That's just lazy and/or wrong then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily? Idk man, language evolves, the word "nerd" doesn't have the same meaning/connotations as it did 40 years ago, nor the same as it will have 40 years from now. Either way, my brain is fried from work so I'm just gonna sit this one out. Feel free to use my comment as a Strawman if you must permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) I just think nerd isn't something bad in itself, today. That's it. Have a good rest, cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Thanks bro 🫂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alapakala 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children) ABC is using “nerd” as an insult here. They want us back in the lockers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children) Abc.net.au. Article talks about Australlians ... Disney? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alapakala 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Disney is the parent company of ABC, iirc' permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Easy mistake to make, but no not at all affiliated with Disney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation 1 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children) Abc.net.au. Article talks about Australlians ... Disney? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alapakala 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Disney is the parent company of ABC, iirc' permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Easy mistake to make, but no not at all affiliated with Disney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation 1 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alapakala 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Disney is the parent company of ABC, iirc' permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Easy mistake to make, but no not at all affiliated with Disney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation 1 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Easy mistake to make, but no not at all affiliated with Disney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation 1 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Snoopy@jlai.lu 3 points 2 months ago Good point, i didn't notice it. Thank for correcting the article. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (4 children) Yeah but that doesn't fit the pun nearly as well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) That's just lazy and/or wrong then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily? Idk man, language evolves, the word "nerd" doesn't have the same meaning/connotations as it did 40 years ago, nor the same as it will have 40 years from now. Either way, my brain is fried from work so I'm just gonna sit this one out. Feel free to use my comment as a Strawman if you must permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) I just think nerd isn't something bad in itself, today. That's it. Have a good rest, cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Thanks bro 🫂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) That's just lazy and/or wrong then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily? Idk man, language evolves, the word "nerd" doesn't have the same meaning/connotations as it did 40 years ago, nor the same as it will have 40 years from now. Either way, my brain is fried from work so I'm just gonna sit this one out. Feel free to use my comment as a Strawman if you must permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) I just think nerd isn't something bad in itself, today. That's it. Have a good rest, cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Thanks bro 🫂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Not necessarily? Idk man, language evolves, the word "nerd" doesn't have the same meaning/connotations as it did 40 years ago, nor the same as it will have 40 years from now. Either way, my brain is fried from work so I'm just gonna sit this one out. Feel free to use my comment as a Strawman if you must permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) I just think nerd isn't something bad in itself, today. That's it. Have a good rest, cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Thanks bro 🫂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) I just think nerd isn't something bad in itself, today. That's it. Have a good rest, cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Thanks bro 🫂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago Calling these dickheads nerds is an insult to nerds everywhere 🎯 1 permalink fedilink source
[–] alapakala 8 points 2 months ago (1 child) Anything to not call Nazis Nazis. permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] burido@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Doing that would be too rude for the media. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] burido@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Doing that would be too rude for the media. permalink fedilink source parent
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