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> And even if they wanted to hire some smart engineers to do the job for them, we all know that engineers tend to swing on the other opposite of the ideological
by hodgesrm 6y ago
> And even if they wanted to hire some smart engineers to do the job for them, we all know that engineers tend to swing on the other opposite of the ideological spectrum.
Do we all really know that? Some very good technical people don't have particularly strong political views or keep them separate from their job. Example: lots of ordinary devs helped build porn sites.
- blacklight 6y agoAs a dev I feel that building a platform to share conspiracy-fueled hate is way more immoral and damaging than building a platform to host porn content. At least porn doesn't harm anybody - except maybe your hand :)
- bootlooped 6y agoDid you read the recent NY Times pieces on PornHub? The Children of Pornhub https://nyti.ms/33DMObR https://nyti.ms/33DMObR An Uplifting Update, on the Terrible World of Pornhub https://nyti.ms/2W1aB1b https://nyti.ms/2W1aB1b