Don’t mind me! I’m just overseeing the Chilean economy. In all seriousness though, the Cybersyn exhibition at La Moneda Cultural Center in Santiago was so cool and I love that they rebuilt the operations room to get a feel for what could have been. #texh #chile #socialism

The fallout is growing from Tesla’s continued refusal to sign a collective agreement with its Swedish mechanics. On top of the solidarity strikes, one of Denmark’s largest pension funds is selling its $58 million stake in Tesla for refusing to respect the Nordic labor model. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/danish-pension-fund-sell-its-tesla-shares-over-union-dispute-2023-12-06/ #tech #tesla #union #strike

now that the strikes are over the bosses will admit that actually, yeah, the workers were right 🫠

David Zaslav Admits Striking Writers Were "Right About Everything"

The Warner Bros. Discovery chief says the demands made by striking writers were reasonable, though adds they might now be "overpaid."

#wgastrike #hollywood #strike #sagaftra

This week in the Disconnect Roundup: A breakdown of what we learned from the first excerpt of the new Elon Musk biography. Plus, a bunch of recommended reads, labor updates, and other news you might have missed! https://www.disconnect.blog/p/roundup-elons-erratic-mood-swings #tech #elonmusk #socialmedia #twitter

In 2014, Ursula Le Guin warned that corporate power wanted to stop us from even imagining freedom as life got even harder. Nearly a decade later, people are struggling and the tech industry seems intent on using generative AI to further replace art with cheap commodities churned out with AI tools. It’s our responsibility to stop them. https://www.disconnect.blog/p/generative-ai-closes-off-a-better #tech #ai #chatgpt #art