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Does the work of open source maintainers and technologists shape policy, debate, and language itself? By some definition no one is truly neutral. Everyone has
by deanCommie 6y ago
Does the work of open source maintainers and technologists shape policy, debate, and language itself?
By some definition no one is truly neutral. Everyone has some ideas and motives, and goals.
The problem is when technologists look at those in the humanities and ascribe THEIR goals as "impure" or "political", and therefore somehow a class worthy of derision and dismissal.
Don't you see that?
- edbob 6y agoI think it's a different situation because no one is citing open-source maintainers in their studies, and they have very little influence in policy. I do see your point about everyone having bias, and it's not fair to stereotype one group as being especially biased. I apologize for showing undue bias myself.
- edbob 6y agoScott Alexander just posted a very interesting article[0] with a section "2. War On Experts" that covers some of the issues that I was so poorly trying to communicate. His take is probably more harsh than I would want to adopt, but he is deliberately addressing Republicans here so maybe his tone is different for that reason. [0] https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/a-modest-proposal-for-republicans https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/a-modest-proposal-for-...