[lbo-talk] Pope's encyclical re technology & Silicon Valley money

[Eugene Coyle]

Pope Francis wrote about a new service -- "Washio" offered in San Francisco.  Not specifically of course, but rather about how technology is is about power and how it changes human relationships.  See pages circa 75 - 85 for the pope on technology.  Francis writes about technology on other pages as well.

The encyclical -- LAUDATO SI -- is an analysis with our best hope to deal with global warming.  And it is about much more.

But here is a an example illustrating in a tiny way a tiny piece of what Pope Francis writes:

In San Francisco a new service called Washio is available.  I know a person who uses it.  A user phones for a pick-up of dirty laundry, schedules the return to coincide when the user is home to receive delivery.  Very convenient for a busy, apartment dwelling worker without a washer and dryer.  A claim is that neighborhood laundromats are being put out of business by this new service.  Convenience for the affluent but inconvenience for others.

The article, titled 
> One Tweet Shows What Silicon Valley Really Thinks of the People It's Crushing

  shows the Tweet from the title.

Full article at:	http://mic.com/articles/123311/silicon-valley-white-male-privilege-class-war?nl=technology&emc=edit_tu_20150805

Gene