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>The decentralization proposed in the technological field is closer to anarchist ideals Anarchist ideals? From right-wing billionaires like Musk and Thiel? Or
by CapstanRoller 2y ago
>The decentralization proposed in the technological field is closer to anarchist ideals
Anarchist ideals? From right-wing billionaires like Musk and Thiel? Or by centrist billionaires like...?
Because that's who is driving the technological field, ultimately — people who have more money than entire countries, to whom we are basically just bugs to be squashed if we bother them.
>I believe that the market (controlled and monitored by nations and supranational entities) functions better because it is an imperfect model that, by leveraging people's selfishness,
lmao
This doesn't feel like a serious discussion. I'm out.
- vinnyvichy 2y agoPlease reconsider.. gvicino has important points regarding the fine structure of collaboration regulation.. he says it's a "belief", which means it could still be open to discussion! (Imagine, OTOH, if he started with "reason tells me.." :)
- CapstanRoller 2y agoAnarchism isn't a belief, but rather a political-philosophical framework with some very specifically-defined foundational aspects. Imagine discussing math and programming with someone who insists that pi=3 and GOTO is the best control flow mechanism.
- 082349872349872 2y agopedantry: a) A friend made their pile developing Atari 2600 cartridges. In those days, doing a pythagorean distance calculation would've been way too expensive (especially as they had to work in between scan lines), so in their programs hit regions were octagonal, which is not pi=3, but not far off from pi=6. b) As someone who generates object code, GOTO is the best control flow mechanism in that domain. [see also "Lambda: the ultimate GOTO" (1977) https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/5753 https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/5753 ]