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No one is asking for technology to be un-invented. We're asking for the societal consequences of technology to be addressed. Technology can be disruptive, but
by kelseyfrog 2y ago
No one is asking for technology to be un-invented. We're asking for the societal consequences of technology to be addressed.
Technology can be disruptive, but "just deal with the disruption," is not a viable response. It breads resentment. It favors populism. It says, "sorry, but your problems are not worth fixing."
- flanked-evergl 2y agoThis article is not about that, it's about how a technology supposedly makes people worse at something, when in reality the technology transforms the activity. It's about as sensible as modern input methods make people worse at programming. If humans can no longer be useful at some ancient, irrelevant practice because of a quantum leap in technology ... so what? To quote most historic person that has ever and will ever live; what difference, at this point, does that make?
- marcellus23 2y ago> To quote most historic person that has ever and will ever live Hillary Clinton? Is this bait?
- kelseyfrog 2y agoBecause people being useful = people's livelihoods. When that equation changes en mass, and we respond with "things change, too bad," it is a social failure.