• blakestacey@awful.systems
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    2 months ago

    People just out here acting like a fundamentally, inextricably unreliable and unethical technology has a “use case”

    smdh

    • self@awful.systems
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      2 months ago

      fucking right! there’s this unearned assumption that just because the tech’s been invented, it must have worth. and, like, no? there’s so many dead ends in science and technology, and notoriously throwing money at something doesn’t change its fundamental nature

      and now I’m pissed and trying to decide if it’s even worth explicitly adding “don’t be a debatelord asshole” to the TechTakes sidebar, cause it’s not like they’re gonna stop

      • blakestacey@awful.systems
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        2 months ago

        “We’re not saying it doesn’t have its flaws, but you need to appreciate the potential of the radium cockring!”

      • froztbyte@awful.systems
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        2 months ago

        notoriously throwing money at something doesn’t change its fundamental nature

        to wildly abword a phrase I’ve seen elsewhere: “idiocy can remain solvent longer than you can”

    • Lvxferre
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 months ago

      People just out here acting like a fundamentally, inextricably unreliable and unethical technology has a “use case”

      I literally showed a use case.

      unreliable

      Myself highlighted that it’s unreliable plenty times across this comment chain.

      unethical

      I highlighted the lack of ethics at least once.

      Still the same nirvana fallacy as the other user.