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The printing press led to more than a century of religious wars in Europe, perhaps even deadlier than WW2 on a per-capita basis. 20 years ago we all thought th
by apical_dendrite 1y ago
The printing press led to more than a century of religious wars in Europe, perhaps even deadlier than WW2 on a per-capita basis.
20 years ago we all thought that the Internet would democratize information and promote human rights. It did democratize information, and that has had both positive and negative consequences. Political extremism and social distrust have increased. Some of the institutions that kept society from falling apart, like local news, have been dramatically weakened. Addiction and social disconnection are real problems.
- demaga 1y agoSo do you argue that printing press was a net negative for humanity?
- siffin 1y agoI would sooner make the argument religion is.
- aisenik 1y agotechnology serving humans == good humans serving technology == evil it's the power structure that determines the morality of technology. & power structures are a technology in and of themselves. it follows that power structures which serve humans are good, and power structures that control humans are evil. how do the things You create interact with humans and our power structures?
- tsunamifury 1y agoThe individualism of the poor and working class cannot out compete the collectivism of the ultra rich This is one of the deepest ironies of our era.