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> Being lawful-evil person The word you are looking for is "sociopath". Oliver Wendell Holmes' "bad man" is an analytical tool, not a recommendation. There's
by rmrfstar 6y ago
> Being lawful-evil person
The word you are looking for is "sociopath". Oliver Wendell Holmes' "bad man" is an analytical tool, not a recommendation.
There's nothing inherently evil about the mood-detection feature you have described, provided it is deployed with continuing and informed consent from the user.
The feature is already deployed on billboards in public spaces, although this instantiation is evil as "users" are generally unaware of it, have not consented to participation, and cannot opt out.
- numpad0 6y agoExisting implementations only detect moods and collect data for analysis, my idea is if you're just going to do open-loop brainwashing, you don't have to know users at all so it could be done without "invading privacy". > sociopath ok, I mean no harm to humanity, but, um,
- rmrfstar 6y agoI was making a general statement that the ideology of "maximize profits by any lawful means" is a profoundly antisocial one. I don't think many people actually subscribe to that ideology, but enough do that it's worth challenging whenever it is articulated (as it seems to have been in your comment).
- rocketmaster1 6y ago> ok, I mean no harm to humanity, but, um, Sorry to gate keep but then you're not lawful evil. A lawful evil character is completely okay with harming people (through legal means of course) as long as it benefits them.
- Raphmedia 6y agoPlease don't throw mental health diagnosis willy-nilly around on the internet. Not only is it impossible for you to make such a diagnosis, it is rude to both the community you are using as a punch line and to the poster.