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Yes, except, personal computers didn't have negative side effects like raising funds illegally outside of investor production regulations (icos) or facilitating

• v64 9y ago
  > Yes, except, personal computers didn't have negative side effects I disagree with this sentiment. In the early days, the dissemination of information like pornography and texts like the Anarchist Cookbook, which had instructions on how to create bombs and other weapons, were two examples of why the internet was a bad thing. Using a computer was considered by many to be antisocial due to the perception of people staring at screens 12 hours a day without talking to others in person. Even today, we have those arguing that the proliferation of computer technology has been detrimental to societal interactions.
• lazerpants 9y ago
  Actually, neither ICOs nor dark web trade would be possible without personal computers.
  • jhwang5 9y ago
    Right, and personal computers would not be possible without the invention of metallurgy.
    • hndamien 9y ago
      Nobody is questioning the positive or negative effects of metallurgy.