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idiotsecantlast Thursday at 11:47 PM3 repliesview on HN

There is no such thing as bad technology.


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jacquesmlast Friday at 12:03 AM

That is simply not true. There is lots of bad technology.

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CoastalCoderlast Friday at 1:39 PM

> There is no such thing as bad technology.

If nothing else, it's a debate where we'd need to define our terms.

burnt-resistorlast Friday at 10:12 PM

I hate to admit it, but it's true. Technology is amoral and neutral rather than morally directed, it can directed towards profits, control, and nefarious goals, sure. It's the added externalities in the form of lost jobs and suffering borne by many and power gained by a few that technological advancement enables. The decision to or how to use technology by human decisions is where a moral crossroad exists and is considered or ignored by the stakeholders involved. Substantive engineering ethics isn't much of a thing anymore as long the TC is enough, but performative complaints about napkins not being 100% recycled or insufficient planted trees are the ostensible substitutes.