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> Everyone is this thread immediately went to mind readers as interrogation. Yes. It's kind of hard to think about the upside of no longer having private thou

> Everyone is this thread immediately went to mind readers as interrogation. Yes. It's kind of hard to think about the upside of no longer having private thoughts. I'm amazed you can go right to its benefits without realizing the universe-sized hole in the ethics of this. But then again, that's techbro nature.

dexwiz 3y ago
Every technology has its ups and downs. The same nitrates can grow plants or blow up a building. While blind optimism is bad, it’s depressing how negative discussion surrounding new technology has become. People have become literal luddites.
- selcuka 3y ago
  > Every technology has its ups and downs. The same nitrates can grow plants or blow up a building. This is like saying "thermonuclear weapon tech has its ups and downs". It is technically correct, but we are talking about the (lack of) balance here. Not being able to think privately could be the end of civilisation as we know it.
  - dexwiz 3y ago
    Nuclear technology does have its ups and downs as in power generation, medical imaging, and advanced physics experiments versus thermonuclear weapons. If anything you are only highlighting the negative variant in your argument.
    - selcuka 3y ago
      > Nuclear technology does have its ups and downs Nuclear technology is a superset of nuclear weapon technology. I am not saying all neuroscience is bad, just this specific topic.
- samus 3y ago
  People have always been luddites in the sense that they want technology used for their benefit, not against them. And it's hard to be optimistic about the impact of new technology considering that the last 20 years saw the normalization of mass surveillance of most of the population. Not to forget the negative impact of the technological developments of the last 200 years on the global environment.

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> Everyone is this thread immediately went to mind readers as interrogation. Yes. It's kind of hard to think about the upside of no longer having private thou

by demondemidi 3y ago

dexwiz 3y ago
Every technology has its ups and downs. The same nitrates can grow plants or blow up a building. While blind optimism is bad, it’s depressing how negative discussion surrounding new technology has become. People have become literal luddites.
- selcuka 3y ago
  > Every technology has its ups and downs. The same nitrates can grow plants or blow up a building. This is like saying "thermonuclear weapon tech has its ups and downs". It is technically correct, but we are talking about the (lack of) balance here. Not being able to think privately could be the end of civilisation as we know it.
  - dexwiz 3y ago
    Nuclear technology does have its ups and downs as in power generation, medical imaging, and advanced physics experiments versus thermonuclear weapons. If anything you are only highlighting the negative variant in your argument.
    - selcuka 3y ago
      > Nuclear technology does have its ups and downs Nuclear technology is a superset of nuclear weapon technology. I am not saying all neuroscience is bad, just this specific topic.
- samus 3y ago
  People have always been luddites in the sense that they want technology used for their benefit, not against them. And it's hard to be optimistic about the impact of new technology considering that the last 20 years saw the normalization of mass surveillance of most of the population. Not to forget the negative impact of the technological developments of the last 200 years on the global environment.