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I never understood this argument... "something was somewhat possible before, hence anything enabling more of it is not a problem and we shouldn't even mention t
by lm28469 1y ago
I never understood this argument... "something was somewhat possible before, hence anything enabling more of it is not a problem and we shouldn't even mention the possibility of it being harmful"
- mnmalst 1y agoTotally agree, especially in cases where new technology lowers the bar to entry considerably, resulting in potentially many more people using it.
- integralid 1y ago"It was always possible to buy meth if you knew where to look, so it's not a problem that meth is now sold in grocery stores. The people abusing it are at fault here" yeah, ok.
- hvb2 1y agoMy point was that there's always been cheating, the tools just change. I'm sure cellphones have been a tool of choice like 10 or 15 years ago.
- lm28469 1y agoLiterally everything on this planet is a slight iteration of something preexisting, that's hardly an argument. Internet is just a better mail system. A container ship is just a fast mail man. A nuke is just a very big grenade. Yet all of these things revolutionised the world.