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It may well be "pretty infeasible" in the short run but having a morally* solid background for technological development is paramount for it's long-term well-be
by dingdingdang 6y ago
It may well be "pretty infeasible" in the short run but having a morally* solid background for technological development is paramount for it's long-term well-being.
Otherwise the foundations will rot while the establishment thrive and the creative driving forces will find new "cleaner" playgrounds within which to express themselves.
*not talking about absolutist "this must have equal outcome for everyone" style morals but rather the harder kind that deals with the long term societal impact of a given thing. And in this context I totally believe the discussion brought up by Stephen Diehl is exceptionally important!
- anaphor 6y agoI agree with your premise. I think we should divest from scammy cryptocurrency companies. I also think we should divest from scammy banks, and companies that supply weapons to be used for killing people overseas as well (specifically referring there to companies like Raytheon), and companies that violate our privacy and manipulate our society negatively (i.e. Facebook). Obviously if you release something with an open source or FOSS license, then anyone is free to use it though. I'm against any kind of morality clause for free software.
- dingdingdang 6y agoYup, can agree on those points too. > Obviously if you release something with an open source or FOSS license, then anyone is free to use it though. I'm against any kind of morality clause for free software. Absolutely, it's the organisation /& community that needs to have the moral compass in proper order. In my optics it is about fostering the right sort of positive culture for use of a given tech rather than try to enforce it via totalitarian/legal means - the latter is bound to fail.