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Why are you on a forum called Hacker News if you hate technology so much?
by Kiro 4y ago
Why are you on a forum called Hacker News if you hate technology so much?
- krapp 4y agoIt's surprisingly on brand for this place.
- vouaobrasil 4y agoI don't hate all technology. Rather, I advocate a specific approach to technology, which is a cautious one. Such an approach is antithetical to the classic tech company, and so I hate the approach. I don't believe all technology is bad. Rather, I believe that all technology needs to be handled in a specific way so that it does not overwhelm us. Though, I do believe that some technology is fundamentally evil. I would consider myself a hacker, but I do not believe in the capitalistic approach to technology advancement for the sake of short-term profit. I think technology can be used wisely and I do not believe we are doing so. In fact, I started out as a mathematician and programmer and I still appreciate the beauty of those fields, but I think we need to treat STEM knowledge like we treat knives: useful but dangerous.