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> Computers were a mistake and represent the greatest threat to freedom in human history. The ability of those in power to mass produce perfectly obedient machi
by gglitch 9y ago
> Computers were a mistake and represent the greatest threat to freedom in human history. The ability of those in power to mass produce perfectly obedient machines that can perform complex tasks without rest allow for a nightmare society.
I think about that a lot. It suggests to me that the real problem lies not with technology, but with something unavoidable and self-destructive about human nature.
- FilterSweep 9y ago> It suggests to me that the real problem lies not with technology, but with something unavoidable and self-destructive about human nature. Or the people in power not being fully clear about their means.
- crush-n-spread 9y agoLook at the root cause. Humans are driven by the exact forces that caused evolution. Those forces are to gather resources and maintain social dominance. Anything other than that will never be a force that shapes the world. "Not being fully clear about their means" is just a manifestation or symptom of someone's quest to acquire more resources. I repeat that you must look at the root force and not the symptom.
- hsdfusa 9y ago> something unavoidable and self-destructive about human nature. What specifically? Wanting power and control?
- to_bpr 9y ago>What specifically? Wanting power and control? What about the fact that we're the only species to hoard way more resources than we'll ever need, to the point where we're quite literally destroying the environment and life around us in order to maintain our over-consumption of resources?
- hsdfusa 9y agoFair, but at that point I don't see how there is any relationship to computers, which was OP's point.