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by nitrogen 4642 days ago
The fact that something has been exploited for evil or trivial ends does not mean that the thing exploited is itself evil or trivial.
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No, but it tells us that it's not rigorous enough to resist such exploitation. There's nothing inherently evil or morally wrong about sloppy measurements. That comes from its uses, not the thing itself.