A computer can never be held accountable

Re:A computer can never be held accountable by miltonlost on Monday February 03, 2025 @05:33PM (#42924252)

It’s why I could never work at Meta, knowing how much I would feel responsible in aiding various genocides around the world. How any engineer there is able to ethically live with themselves is beyond me (but I also don’t make that Meta money)

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by Terr_ on Monday February 03, 2025 @05:59PM (#42924583)

I've been getting cold-emails from them lately, and I've been toying with the idea of regretfully informing them that I don't think I could bring of enough of the "Masculine Energy" their CEO has been talking about.

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by DaSHacka on Monday February 03, 2025 @06:03PM (#42924618)

Arguably, depending on your country, paying your taxes is significantly worse...

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by miltonlost on Monday February 03, 2025 @06:14PM (#42924741)

Yes, this thing I MUST DO if I don't want to go to jail, is somehow worse than voluntarily working for a private company. Yes, we do live in a society.

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by DaSHacka on Monday February 03, 2025 @06:32PM (#42924919)

Aw shucks, too bad we gotta fund genocide on our dime. Wouldn't wanna go to jail, after all.

At least we can boycott the company with a CEO that... likes trump and Joe Rogan? That'll show 'em!

How can those Meta workers live with themselves? Just think of all the AI-slop cat videos the algorithm recommends to their geriatric userbase!

That's the _real_ genocide, I say.

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by tempfile on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @03:29AM (#42929722)

Is "likes" the new euphemism for "gives millions of dollars"?

You do presumably realise that when they imprison you for refusing to pay your taxes, they take the money anyway? I am wondering whether you thought about this comment at all before posting it.

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by _Algernon_ on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @04:53AM (#42930381)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_genocide#Facebook_con...

Definitely more than "just cat videos".

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by maeil on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @05:06AM (#42930475)

For those less familiar with this topic, Facebook did indeed know about this while it was going on, they just didn't prioritize it.

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by wombatpm on Monday February 03, 2025 @06:59PM (#42925202)

RSU’s can be very comforting.

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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by EtCepeyd on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @04:37PM (#42939161)

> why I could never work at Meta [...] How any engineer there is able to ethically live with themselves is beyond me

https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/i-was-wrong-about-the-ethics-cr...

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