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Re:Guietta – Python module to create simple GUIs by robertlagrant on Friday July 03, 2020 @12:11PM (#23725193)
I sell sharp knives as "surgeon empowerment" devices. Anyone can surg!
Re:Guietta – Python module to create simple GUIs by catalogia on Friday July 03, 2020 @12:54PM (#23725532)
If your point is that some tools should be kept from people because they might cut themselves, then I think it's worth mentioning that scalpels are not generally sharper than other knifes that are available to the public. (Joerg Sprave has decent video debunking many scalpel myths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHTHqWcDaQ8) Furthermore scalpels are generally available to the public too: https://www.amazon.com/s/?field-keywords=scalpel

Analogously, the tools already available to computer users are tools that could harm the user if used improperly. To not empower users because they might harm themselves isn't progressive, it's paternalistic.