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Re:I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its ef... by mulmen on Thursday August 24, 2017 @03:15PM (#15093113)
How can this be true? Technology is created exclusively by people. Our values are baked in.

Filesystems have a concept of ownership, ask your dog what that means.

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Re:I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its ef... by maxwellfoley on Thursday August 24, 2017 @03:50PM (#15093423)
Technology is created mostly by market demands and military needs, this is not at all the same thing as human values.
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Re:I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its ef... by dionidium on Thursday August 24, 2017 @03:27PM (#15093221)
I think it's more accurate to say that technology reveals the edges and contours of our values.
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Re:I spent my career in tech, but wasn’t prepared for its ef... by mulmen on Thursday August 24, 2017 @03:39PM (#15093321)
That's a good way of stating it actually, something to think about.
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