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Unfortunately, humans are susceptible to the desire for short term gains that produce long term problems (ex. from your comment: cars). Products can have both
by everdev 8y ago
Unfortunately, humans are susceptible to the desire for short term gains that produce long term problems (ex. from your comment: cars).
Products can have both utility and be a danger. It's possible to criticise something and still understand it's utility but simply feel that the danger is worse.
When the internal combustion engine was criticised as the worst invention of all time, it wasn't because people thought it wasn't useful, it was because it was insanely useful and incredibly bad for the environment.
In fact, there's little need to criticise things that aren't useful as very few people use them.
- kodablah 8y ago> It's possible to criticise something and still understand it's utility but simply feel that the danger is worse. Sure so long as it's OK to come to a different conclusion. Since utility of these things are basically unquantifiable, an objectively correct answer cannot happen. All I ask is that those closest to the tech and the current anti-big-web-tech narrative recognize that the benefits differ by user group. Too often, it's presented as an obvious fact sans rebuttal that FB is overall a negative.
- everdev 8y agoRight, I think DHH's comment could better be prefaced with "For me..." Someone appearing to speak on my behalf with a position I don't agree with always bugs me too.