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The zeitgeist of society writ large sucks. This has been true in almost every society in almost every era. It's not a happy thing to align oneself with. The bu
by sillysaurusx 5y ago
The zeitgeist of society writ large sucks. This has been true in almost every society in almost every era. It's not a happy thing to align oneself with.
The bubbles of optimistic outliers are the places that affect society writ large. That's where to be.
- eropple 5y agoAnd when those optimistic outliers are intended to validate and glorify the folks who are out to sell ads or your data?
- kortilla 5y agoWhat a boring trope. electric car companies, hardware companies in general, b2b companies, eink, pinephone, etc, etc. These companies come across here every day. If you think everything is about selling user data you aren’t paying attention.
- h0l0cube 5y agoOptimism and pessimism are both biases. Technology is amoral, and has the potential to be wielded for both 'bad' and 'good' - in whatever moral framework you live by. I think it makes sense to at least be vigilant about emerging and present technologies so that proper attitudes/policies can be developed towards their better potentials, and maybe mitigate some negative outcomes. That's not to say you can't acknowledge the 'good' outcomes.