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"Guns don't kill people. People kill people." The whole idea of "taming technology" starts from a flawed premise. The problem is with people, not the technolo
by Ferret7446 5mo ago
"Guns don't kill people. People kill people."
The whole idea of "taming technology" starts from a flawed premise. The problem is with people, not the technology.
- hn_throwaway_99 5mo ago"Nuclear weapons don't kill people. People kill people". So obviously we should let everyone order their own personal nuke from Amazon and let the market sort it out, or something. Technology concentrates power. Yes, people may be the problem, but "taming technology" is obviously not a "flawed premise". There is a big difference between people having the power to bludgeon their neighbors with sticks and stones compared to blowing up entire continents with nukes.
- CamperBob2 5mo agoIf it were possible to order nuclear weapons from Amazon, laws would not help.
- vrganj 5mo agoPeople kill people using guns. > firearms accounted for 78% of all mechanisms used in homicides between 2018 and 2025. https://ammo.com/research/murders-by-weapon-type https://ammo.com/research/murders-by-weapon-type
- sawjet 5mo agoPeople also defend people using guns so I guess it shakes out
- FigurativeVoid 5mo agoTechnology shapes behavior. To ignore that is to ignore history.