In the last year I've woken up to the fact that almost everything I do as a developer is a political act. It's not just a job, I'm not just a component in a ma

In the last year I've woken up to the fact that almost everything I do as a developer is a political act. It's not just a job, I'm not just a component in a machine -- I have a responsibility to wrestle with the social and political implications of what I create. While I believe that autonomous cars and Street View imagery are net good for the world, I can understand the counter-argument. Some of us are well compensated architects of the cages which imprison us. It's past time to engage with the larger consequences of what we do.