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It's a very productive path to go down and think hard about. As a community within society, we have a moral imperative to think about how our actions affect oth
by pnathan 13y ago
It's a very productive path to go down and think hard about. As a community within society, we have a moral imperative to think about how our actions affect others.
For my part, I refuse to work on tech that is a 'single-bladed sword'; I'll work on something that has broad application, but not something with only 'immoral' application.
The crux is where to draw the line of morality. I think that's a reasonable discussion and worth deeply conversing about; morality is both an individual and community affecting thing. Both your self and your community need to consider it.
Rightly divide the words spoken and think about whatsoever is true, just, and commendable...
- Spearchucker 13y agoMorality is a fickle thing. Nobody (that I know of) disputes the good that is Tor. That very same network that provides anonymous hosting to drug dealers, paedophiles, and illegal gun sales.
- pnathan 13y agoFickle? Insasmuch as the human heart is... Anyway, let's tackle (for a thought example) your example. Why should Tor exist? It's a home to real creeps. (Freenet has the same problem). What precisely do these services offer that is so compelling that it's better to let them exist? Freedom? Privacy? Are those sufficiently compelling? Why so? I'm sure there are off the cuff answers out there - but maybe we should look deeper.