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> But technology is never the problem, politics is. I agree with you argumentation but I do not see why 'some/many technological problems are political problem
by Pyramus 5y ago
> But technology is never the problem, politics is.
I agree with you argumentation but I do not see why 'some/many technological problems are political problems' means 'all technological problems are political problems'.
I've also noticed the opposite pattern on HN: Folks arguing that a problem cannot be a technological problem, because in their society/country, it is a political problem. First example that comes to mind is healthcare in the US - just because there's some political debt around healthcare in US, doesn't mean there are interesting technological problems to be had elsewhere.
- thescriptkiddie 5y agoThat line was meant to refer narrowly to the Gadgetbahn example. In public transportation the problem is almost always political because the technology has been mature for more than a century. I won't claim that things are so clear cut in every situation, but I do think this is a common trap.