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I'd rather not do things that give the state more power and control over individuals. So I'm not a big fan of regulation in general. I'd rather pursue voluntary
by jes 12y ago
I'd rather not do things that give the state more power and control over individuals. So I'm not a big fan of regulation in general. I'd rather pursue voluntary means of encouraging virtuous action where and when I can.
Engineers who directly enable this kind of technology are (in my view) not materially different from individuals who write malware. These engineers are members of the group of decision makers, because they know exactly how the code they are writing will be used. I think it's right to not encourage or support their behavior.
In other words, the degree to which I would shun someone is proportional to the knowledge and control they had in the situation under consideration.
- fauigerzigerk 12y agoI don't think state control over individuals can be adequately characterised in terms of "more" or "less". Sometimes what governments do is to shift power and control from some groups of individuals to others, as in the case of consumer protection laws. In other cases they grab power for themselves, building a survaillance state. I think the debate should be more about what governments should do and why, not just how much they should do, i.e big or small government.