Post #2730262
2026-05-14 15:12 UTC
"But we live in a concrete society, [and] with concrete social and historical circumstances and political realities in this society, it is perfectly obvious that when something like a computer is invented, then it is going to be adopted will be for military purposes. It follows from the concrete realities in which we live, it does not follow from pure logic. But we're not living in an abstract society, we're living in the society in which we in fact live."
I boosted this today, but I'm posting it again because I really thought it was a wonderful read and gives some perspective about how our current problems with computers come from way back.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190208160541/http://tech.mit.edu/V105/N16/weisen.16n.html
Replies (3)
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@Gregori@merveilles.town 2026-05-14 15:15
@bd@merveilles.town this is new to me - great interview, thx for posting.
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@ggpsv@social.coop 2026-05-14 15:21
@bd@merveilles.town I saw that boost and really enjoyed reading it.
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@codecat@meow.social 2026-05-14 15:43
@bd@merveilles.town Came across this earlier today, it's very good. Sending this to my mom next time she asks me why I hate computers so much while also having it as my job.