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by xpe
1269 days ago
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Japan and Germany have also demonstrated terrifying war-making capability and willingness not so long ago. This is consistent with part of your comment ("old-school, driven by craft") but problematic w.r.t. "utility to society and civilization", given the goals of authoritarian regimes, under both a secular demagogue and a supreme divine ruler. The U.S., through IBM, sold Nazi Germany tabulating machines, which made atrocities more "efficient". My point is not to assign blame or simply comment on geopolitics. Rather, I just want to raise awareness that technology and craft exist in a broader context, easily misappropriated and distorted. I hope the technologists of today (us) are the leaders of the future. We should not abdicate key decisions about technology to others. We must get involved with investment, ethics, safety, and regulatory decisions. |
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cf Hesse, The Glass Bead Game