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Re:Class action against Oracle’s worldwide surveillance machine by sockaddr on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @11:43AM (#32566595)
Yes, but the lawnmower was designed and is being pushed by a human (Ellison), no?

Then one could say it's an evil tool? It's really not that much of a stretch to anthropomorphize things when we view tools as extensions of ourselves.

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Re:Class action against Oracle’s worldwide surveillance machine by mintplant on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @11:54AM (#32566781)
Ellison isn't pushing the lawnmower, he is the lawnmower.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5170246

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