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Kind of odd to see the guy who provided proof of the coordinated censorship that everyone knew was happening, being held out as the one named example of unregul
by unwise-exe 3y ago
Kind of odd to see the guy who provided proof of the coordinated censorship that everyone knew was happening, being held out as the one named example of unregulated tech companies becoming more illiberal.
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> Technocrats are right that technology is a key to making the world better. But first we must describe the world as we wish it to be—the problems we wish to solve in the public interest, and in accordance with the values and rights that advance human dignity, equality, freedom, privacy, health, and happiness. And we must insist that the leaders of institutions that represent us—large and small—use technology in ways that reflect what is good for individuals and society, and not just what enriches technocrats.
Restricting innovation to only things approved by people with the right values and goals has quite a track record of backfiring spectacularly.
- Karellen 3y ago> The problem isn't just that Zuck is really bad at being the unelected pope-emperor of the digital lives of 3,000,000,000 people – it's that the job of "pope-emperor of 3,000,000,000 people" should be abolished. https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/08/unfollow-everything/ https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/08/unfollow-everything/
- kedean 3y ago> Restricting innovation to only things approved by people with the right values and goals has quite a track record of backfiring spectacularly. Counterpoint: not restricting innovation in any way has quite a track record of backfiring spectacularly, too, because it turns out the goal is often "make as much money as possible at the expense of everyone else".