can't fight it!!!!
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Saturday, 16 June 2012
Introduction
Hello all,
This is an initial post to introduce people to the purpose of this blog. So as an initial personal intro, my name is Haris, I come originally from Greece but I have been living the past 5 years in England (London and Cambridge). I am a computer geek and I pretend to do research during my time in Cambridge. I use the word pretend, as work has turn out so far to be great fun and thus I couldn't declare as work strictly.
The reason why this blog is called "a marxist approach to silicon valley" is twofold. On one hand, I declare myself as marxist. Some people might disagree with that, or declare it as a post-modern approach to marxism, but what the heck, I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses. Now, a few years ago I saw a nice talk by Ricahrd Wolf, a professor of the ex prime minister of greece who led greece into IMF. Now the guy is mostly a marxist economist, but some times the american way of living create some false interpetation of theory. In the video bellow, wolf describes sillicon valley as the place to embody a libertarian, marxist mode of labour, which from what I have heard so far, is far from truth.
The second reason for this title is the fact that in a couple of days I will be moving to mountain view to work as an intern in a research lab. Now, I know that this place is full of motivated enterpreneures eager to invent innovation, a modus operanti a bit controversial to my world view. So I grab this opportunity to document my reactions to this new experience. So off to new ideological experiences, with a bit of sneak pick on this blog.
So keep following this blog. I am planning to generate an entry every week, time permitting. Planning to make some intertaning, but theory challenging post.
This is an initial post to introduce people to the purpose of this blog. So as an initial personal intro, my name is Haris, I come originally from Greece but I have been living the past 5 years in England (London and Cambridge). I am a computer geek and I pretend to do research during my time in Cambridge. I use the word pretend, as work has turn out so far to be great fun and thus I couldn't declare as work strictly.
The reason why this blog is called "a marxist approach to silicon valley" is twofold. On one hand, I declare myself as marxist. Some people might disagree with that, or declare it as a post-modern approach to marxism, but what the heck, I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses. Now, a few years ago I saw a nice talk by Ricahrd Wolf, a professor of the ex prime minister of greece who led greece into IMF. Now the guy is mostly a marxist economist, but some times the american way of living create some false interpetation of theory. In the video bellow, wolf describes sillicon valley as the place to embody a libertarian, marxist mode of labour, which from what I have heard so far, is far from truth.
The second reason for this title is the fact that in a couple of days I will be moving to mountain view to work as an intern in a research lab. Now, I know that this place is full of motivated enterpreneures eager to invent innovation, a modus operanti a bit controversial to my world view. So I grab this opportunity to document my reactions to this new experience. So off to new ideological experiences, with a bit of sneak pick on this blog.
So keep following this blog. I am planning to generate an entry every week, time permitting. Planning to make some intertaning, but theory challenging post.
PS : Just because google is rumored to be a cia stub company and i need to get through emigration, I will conclude with saying GOD BLESS AMERICA.
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