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I would say it’s because writing malicious software, basically casting magic spells in digital land to force sand to do math with the intent to cause harm is th
by randomhodler84 5y ago
I would say it’s because writing malicious software, basically casting magic spells in digital land to force sand to do math with the intent to cause harm is this ages evil.
Voldemort behavior.
A 21st century sociopathy, and we should as a society recognize that people that have the power to cause great pain on others should be prevented from doing such.
This is a good versus evil thing played out in a world that the muggles only dream of. I am both exhilarated and horrified every day by the actions of the internet wizards.
- rosndo 5y agoSanctions laws are just as opaque to the muggles as digital magic spells, also easily far more damaging than even the worst malware the world has seen.
- randomhodler84 5y agoYeah but I’m not talking about sanctions I’m talking about writing malware. Nukes are the worst tool yet, even worse than malware. This isn’t an equivalence game, and I don’t think sanctions have anything to do with writing malware.
- rosndo 5y agoSo you also think that sanctions against Russia are evil? If not, what’s the big difference that makes Russia-targeted malware more evil than the vastly more destructive economic sanctions?
- randomhodler84 5y agoYou want to find equivalence. And you want others to agree with you with equivalence. I won’t provide that because it’s bullshit. I am talking about jerks writing malware and hurting systems and you keep talking about sanctions. Buddy. You are obsessed with sanctions. Is it to do with your wife’s fathers billions?
- rosndo 5y agoI’m absolutely in favor of sanctions, as I am also in favor of this kind of “protestware”. To me the equivalence is obvious, malware is just another kind of economic sanction. >I won’t provide that because it’s bullshit Why is it bullshit? What’s the moral difference? The only difference I see is that sanctions are imposed by governments, but are the governments not also jerks if ”protestware” developers are? If not, why not? What about western companies pulling out of Russia without being legally required to do so? Are they jerks too? They sure are causing much more harm than these protestware developers. > Buddy. You are obsessed with sanctions. Is it to do with your wife’s fathers billions? It has to do with many of my friends who are currently stuck in Ukraine, in the middle of a war of aggression initiated by Russia. Today my Kiev based PT called me in tears, asking if I can do anything to help his wife and children flee the country. He’s unable to leave the country himself due to the current rules. I get such calls every day. I’m certainly biased, but probably not in the way you think. We’ll remain unimaginably rich regardless of any sanctions, not being able to land our jets in London is hardly anything to cry about, plenty of charters available.
- randomhodler84 5y agoThank you for sharing that. It is a very scary time and it must be crushing to worry about friends in a war zone. I appreciate the context. I hope you are able to find a solution to help those folks out.
- randomhodler84 5y agoI overstepped that and that was stalky. I do sincerely wish good things on you and your close ones, and we are all super on edge. It’s super hard times right now near what what supposed to be the sunshine after hibernation (isolation). I understand your emotional position with what we shall call equivalence, and while I cannot agree due to my own technoethical models, I can totally understand the want to see harm come to those that are causing so much pain to people you love and care about. The malicious Putin regime has caused so much suffering on the world and we all hope this will end here.
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