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They said, while comfortably browsing HN and sipping their coffee
by slothtrop 2y ago
They said, while comfortably browsing HN and sipping their coffee
- vouaobrasil 2y agoA rather insipid criticism. Of course, I will try and use every communications medium I can find to say what I think. I would MUCH rather have the world WITHOUT HN, without the internet, and without computers even, if it meant that the extinction rate were back to background. In fact, I would be absolutely overjoyed if I didn't have to use a computer at all (I use one for work and for spreading my ideas.) But here's something: if computers and advanced technology did not exist, then I would have NO reason to write about what I write about. And I don't drink coffee.
- slothtrop 2y agoIf you want to live without computers, you can. You've made your value judgement.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoNot really, not if I want to obtain food or at least buy land to get food. I need to make money to do that, and in order to that, I need a job because it's very hard to live off the land, most of it being private property. I don't aim to live without computers. I aim to change the world so that we can de-emphasize technology and take down this destructive society. We are killing animals and it's not right. It's a value judgement and it's one I intend to fight and defend until we stop our destruction.