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> If you’re a “bad” person, logically your technology should help you be bad. With apologies to Godwin, but IBM and the Holocaust [1] will always be relevant i
by q3k 6y ago
> If you’re a “bad” person, logically your technology should help you be bad.
With apologies to Godwin, but IBM and the Holocaust [1] will always be relevant in these discussions.
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust
- malandrew 6y agoA straw man to your straw man would suggest that Apple shouldn't even sell technology to such people or should at least just brick the phone of anyone responsible for thoughtcrime. There's a world of difference between exploring the world of information and genocide. When entities like Apple start doing things like this is it pouring gasoline on conspiracy theory fires, and one can argue makes things worse. It's also a classic case of the Streisand Effect.
- pjkundert 6y agoThe social elites proudly flaunted their swastika jewelry in the late 30s. The business elites supported Nazis widely. What thugs are the social, political and business elites supporting today?