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"Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral." -Melvin Kranzberg What is bad are the neutral to bad actors who propagate technology, without planning
by nicklaf 8y ago
"Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral." -Melvin Kranzberg
What is bad are the neutral to bad actors who propagate technology, without planning or caring for its unintended consequences.
Technology is an amplifier, and like other amplifiers humans build, it is far easier boost some existing signal when you abdicate yourself from the goal of also maintaining the integrity of the signal: sure, you can get more power if you don't care about noise. In fact, building a perfect amplifier of arbitrary power is probably impossible.