Post #2564287
2025-03-18 15:34 UTC
Replies (22)
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@Jorsh@beige.party 2025-03-18 16:33
@danirabbit@mastodon.online "Yes, its fucking political. Everything's fucking political." -Skunk Anansie
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@Tim_Eagon@dice.camp 2025-03-18 16:45
@danirabbit@mastodon.online You mean, one of the primary reasons we are in the mess we are in now?
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@jargoggles@kolektiva.social 2025-03-18 17:07
@danirabbit@mastodon.online Definitely. Technology can never fix societal problems on its own. At best, it can be *part* of a societal response to those problems.
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@pseudonym@mastodon.online 2025-03-18 17:15
@danirabbit@mastodon.online Knowing nothing other than the quote, I'd bet a dollar the original speaker is a white, cis-het, male of at least moderate economic privilege. What do I win?
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@FrancoisPrague@mastodon.social 2025-03-18 17:22
@danirabbit@mastodon.online "knowledge without conscience is but the ruin of the soul." - F. Rabelais -
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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2025-03-18 17:23
@danirabbit@mastodon.online The "social issues" are funding the tech. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/30/koch-network-throws-its-weight-behind-silicon-valley.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/14/vc-firm-with-ties-to-charles-koch-to-reach-100-million-in-new-funding.html https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/24/every-iphone-user-is-tied-to-saudi-business-interests-like-it-or-not https://newrepublic.com/post/190175/elon-musk-government-doge-tech-bros https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/30/koch-network-throws-its-weight-behind-silicon-valley.html https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17206358/saudi-crown-prince-visit-tech-silicon-valley https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/silicon-valley-trump-support-donations/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2023/10/10/billionaire-charles-koch-shares-his-secret-plan-to-pass-on-his-fortune-and-influence/
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@jaredwhite@indieweb.social 2025-03-18 17:36
@danirabbit@mastodon.online That's how we got into this horrifying mess in the first place…
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@peterb@mathstodon.xyz 2025-03-18 18:10
@danirabbit@mastodon.online OK, I get where you are coming from, but have you considered the fact that it makes me feel uncomfortable to have responsibilities.
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@Dennis5891@techtoots.com 2025-03-18 18:32
@danirabbit@mastodon.online I feel like addressing social issues will help with addressing technology...
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@rotary_eXperimental@mastodon.social 2025-03-18 19:12
@danirabbit@mastodon.online no, what we should ignore and focus on the technology is this bullshit called "ethics".
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@agowa338@chaos.social 2025-03-18 19:54
@danirabbit@mastodon.online Of course we can, the technology originated in France in 1789....
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@apophis@brain.worm.pink 2025-03-18 20:51
@danirabbit@mastodon.online "yes, absolutely! we'll start with that first part" and then ignore their technology
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@untakenusername@infosec.exchange 2025-03-19 01:31
@danirabbit@mastodon.online What we should focus on is fixing social issues with technology. Like fighting climate change with solar panels or homelessness with 3d printed houses. Or even increase internet accessibility with more affordable satellite internet
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@LiquidParasyte@pawb.fun 2025-03-19 05:47
@danirabbit@mastodon.online we've been doing that for 20+ years, maybe we should do less of that
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@tauon@possum.city 2025-03-19 10:29
@danirabbit@mastodon.online people when they follow me "ugh you write programs why are you posting about politics" sorry i write programs for inherently political reasons
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@nelson@wetdry.world 2025-03-19 14:58
@danirabbit@mastodon.online we create tech to solve practical issues, tackling social issues should be one of the purposes we give tech. we've got it backwards.
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@luca@activitypub.lucamatei.com 2025-03-19 21:48
@danirabbit@mastodon.online I like how this toot can refer to everything, from FOSS to consumer tech to internal development. This same argument shows up everywhere
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@Orca@nya.one 2025-03-19 22:07
@danirabbit@mastodon.online dehomag 🤨
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@mikej@mastodon.online 2025-03-19 22:34
@danirabbit@mastodon.online Reminds me of the people who insist, "they're using race and sex to divide us, so we have to ignore all that and focus on nothing but class war!"
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@aud@fire.asta.lgbt 2025-03-19 23:42
@danirabbit@mastodon.online right!? tell that to the fucking technofascists, not those of us they’re endangering.
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@Tattie@eldritch.cafe 2025-03-20 01:31
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@JohannesStarke@norden.social 2025-03-21 06:28
@danirabbit@mastodon.online „Oh, yeah, your ‚ethics‘-topic is important, but now we‘re talking about that we‘re a business and need to stay competitive.“ I HAVE NOT EVEN STARTED DEMANDING „ETHICS“ YET! (which is, btw, a fucking floating signifier when used in tech context…)