☢️#153. The Mitchells VS the Machines, 2021. Lord and Miller continue their hilarious and heartfelt hot streak in this family road trip through the #techpocalypse. Marrying the quirky limits of 2D design with the latest CG horsepower results in a rapid fire visual feast. 4/5 ☢️

Tech firm moves into Elon Musk’s former X HQ in Mid-Market — now being marketed as ‘Lower Hayes’ The company, which focuses on vehicle automation, joins a handful of new tech firms coming to San Francisco’s Mid-Market area, which has seen an uptick of interest from young startups.

More on this topic: Lookit this BS. The historic former mercantile building that was bought by #Twitter during the first #Techpocalypse in my hometown (2010-21) is literally located ON Market Street. But now? #BigRealEstate + #AI PR wanna call it “Lower Hayes?” 😵‍💫 www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article...

*tbc, the #Techpocalypse that beset my hometown circa 2010-2021 was PLENTY toxic, esp for working-class people who were shut out of high-paying jobs in Pinterest, FB et al, while simultaneously seeing rents climb+the overall cost of living increase due to rich 25yr-olds. Now w/the #AI Frenzy? Yikes🤦🏽‍♀️

Unless you’re from here (and came of age prior to the 2000s #TechPocalypse), it might be *news* to you that #CA’s cities/towns/systems infrastructures from mid-19th-mid-20thC was literally Built by immigrants and Black people—and is STILL powered by immigrants and Black people.