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by sukilot 4069 days ago
The site is a showcase for the organizer to get attention to win a job at a big tech company. See also: the online self-appointed leaders of Occupy who went to work for Google on adtech.
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This isn't true, and is an incredibly cynical sentiment.

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/aboutus

> See also: the online self-appointed leaders of Occupy who went to work for Google on adtech.

I don't know about the veracity of that but it doesn't seem relevant. Some people care / try to effect social change. These people are some of them. This is one of the main groups that helped bring SOPA / PIPA to light (see: Aaron Swartz)