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The fundamental dichotomy of all tools is they have multiple uses. People proposing these ID's frequently suggest positive uses and there are some. What they
by noir_lord 1y ago
The fundamental dichotomy of all tools is they have multiple uses.
People proposing these ID's frequently suggest positive uses and there are some.
What they fail to do is consider the negative use cases and there are some (or the history of governments using tools to suppress).
In that respect the two sides struggle to see each others point of view because one doesn't see the problems and the other only sees the problems.
- stavros 1y agoI'm not sure about that, I definitely see the benefits, I just think that the drawbacks are worse.
- mathgeek 1y agoWhile I totally get what you are saying, and feel the same way, I often remind myself that folks who take extreme views _also_ say they see the benefits but think the drawbacks are worse. Not the paragons of such views, naturally, but the majority of folks who follow them. Take single issue voters, for a mild but clear example.
- rpdillon 1y agoThis is extremely common. I think Alan Perlis captured this sentiment in his Epigrams in Programming when he said "lisp programmers see the value of everything and the cost of nothing." I frequently find that advocates ignore cost.