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I'm not sure it's important to debate whether software itself is _good_ or _bad_. It just is; a means to an end. We should of course debate whether the applicat
by epberry 9y ago
I'm not sure it's important to debate whether software itself is _good_ or _bad_. It just is; a means to an end. We should of course debate whether the applications we build are good or bad. Many on this site consider Facebook to be bad (I don't really agree). On the other hand most people probably consider software which lands planes, drives cars, ensures accurate accounting, etc. to be good.
- ff_ 9y agoI used to think that tech was only "means to an end", and in general "ethics-less". But then I read "Do Artifacts Have Politics?", and changed my mind. Everyone in tech should read this: https://www.cc.gatech.edu/~beki/cs4001/Winner.pdf https://www.cc.gatech.edu/~beki/cs4001/Winner.pdf