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Good, technology like this is good. Worrying about potential misuse of this technology is misplaced worry. Our concern is better placed on forming governments t
by meri_dian 9y ago
Good, technology like this is good. Worrying about potential misuse of this technology is misplaced worry. Our concern is better placed on forming governments that will use this technology for the common good (whatever that is determined to be) than on the availability of the technology itself.
It's not about the technology.
It's about the will of the government.
Think about all the horrendous evils rendered upon the citizenry of early nations and empires in the distant past. No advanced technology there. Just a twisted view of right and wrong.
What this tells us is that regardless of what technology is available, a good government will do good, and an evil government will do evil. That really goes for any entity. You name it.
- dredmorbius 9y agoThere are technologies and programmes intended for good which have resulted in unambiguously bad outcomes. Good intentions are not enough.
- tanilama 9y agoGovernment is never good or bad. If government has a will, it can only be to preserve itself. That is why it is so important to hold it accountable, to align its objective with the will of the society. Weirdly, Chinese government is driven by the fear that it can be overthrown if the economy stops growing, thus it delegates so much focus to economic investment. With technology like this, they might, in one day, think they are no longer have such concern anymore.