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The author talks about thinking about consequences, implying bad consequences, but there are also good ones. Making the Internet faster, say, makes it possible
by petercooper 2y ago
The author talks about thinking about consequences, implying bad consequences, but there are also good ones. Making the Internet faster, say, makes it possible for bad actors to do bad things more quickly. But also the opposite. Tracking phones more accurately can help the military find targets, but could also find a man down, someone who is being protected, or a criminal.
I applaud anyone who imbues their work with a sense of ethics and responsibility, but most tasks, inventions and creations arise in an environment filled with muddy grays, rather than being clearly good or evil.