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I think a better comparison would be to big oil, steel and manufacturing in the early 1900s. Big tech has its problems but provides significant tangible benefit
by atleastoptimal 3y ago
I think a better comparison would be to big oil, steel and manufacturing in the early 1900s. Big tech has its problems but provides significant tangible benefits to people and the world. Tobacco is purely a negative, not innovative, and relies on the chemical addictive properties of a plant to offer a needless service.
- onetokeoverthe 3y agoTobacco is not purely negative. Ask the native peoples.
- version_five 3y agoTo first order maybe. Tobacco use obviously shortens life but tech is destroying society. In the grand scheme of things (which is where criticism of either industry really plays), shorter life expectancy is less of a big deal than having society ripped apart in the name of selling ads. Smoking didn't change the face of the planet the way tech has, even if it's acutely very bad.