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For human-related endeavors, motivation of the stakeholders is the key part that determines whether something is realistic or not. All kinds of technical diffi
by PeterisP 3y ago
For human-related endeavors, motivation of the stakeholders is the key part that determines whether something is realistic or not.
All kinds of technical difficulties can be fixed with effort and talent of a few people, but if something requires will of the masses and there's a lack of will, that thing is simply not going to happen no matter what you do - because there's no "just" with respect to lack of will, that's lack of something necessary that you can't easily create.
- rakoo 3y agoSee my other replies: it's not about the will of the masses, it's about our collective will of us, the tech people, to build the tools that make using these technologies ubiquitous. We've been fixated on our own problems ("what is the best framework for building a blog ?") instead of acting with everyone else to build what we collectively want. It's our responsibility to be of use to the society, not just to us.
- PeterisP 3y agoIMHO in this respect we already have built 'what we collectively want', however, the limiting factor is a lack of will to use or prefer privacy-preserving solutions. The society has voted with its attention and wallets, and it doesn't want what the tech people think is good for society. You can't build a technical solution to a social problem - well, you can, but it won't get used and so it won't solve anything.