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A more apt example would have been Nobel with TNT, as it has more legitimate purposes. This software could be used legitimately.
by giantg2 2y ago
A more apt example would have been Nobel with TNT, as it has more legitimate purposes. This software could be used legitimately.
- mrguyorama 2y agoAnd yet Nobel was so upset about his legacy of being the explosives guy for WW1, we still reward scientists with money and an award from him.
- giantg2 2y agoYes, that's my point
- Apocryphon 2y agoYour point is mooted. I’m both cases, an invention has far more potential negative applications than positive ones.
- giantg2 2y agoHow is it moot? TNT was a massive safety boost for the mining industry. The negative uses were developed/adopted after it was invented. "an invention has far more potential negative applications than positive ones." Emphasis mine. Do you mean to say all inventions have more potential negative uses? Even say a toothbrush? I suppose that could be true, but then you have to look at magnitude of impact and rate of occurrence to see that the potential negative uses like stabbing someone is low.
- Apocryphon 2y agoNo, I was referring to dynamite and to the startup at the center of this controversy.
- latexr 2y ago> This software could be used legitimately. But it wasn’t designed to, which is the point. The creators had a specific goal in mind, and that goal is exploiting factory workers to the benefit of the owners. This is clear from their written words and video. Like with any tool, the goal influences the design and the design influences how people use it.
- giantg2 2y agoSeems like management could use the tool to reward high performers. It's all about how it's used.