If just anyone could code, lots of bad people would. It’s very important that all coding be supervised by just, moral people
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Replying to @Meaningness
important to note this is not the initial line of argument, which is about competence at an important diff task (like surgery)
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian
What do you make of that? (Seems author didn’t have a clear idea in mind, at least)
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Replying to @Meaningness
there's democratic/elitist spectrum on both technical and moral dimensions laid out
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @Meaningness
argument is that SV is currently too technically democratic and too morally elitist but moral elitism derives from tech elitism
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian @Meaningness
basically a bunch of individual components that make sense but don't cohere, and aren't followed to unpopular conclusions
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian
Hmm. Have now read three times, with increasing attention. Still can’t make any sense of it.
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Replying to @Meaningness @The_Lagrangian
Makes sense to me as a call for seriousness, although framing it against fun intro programming doesn't work.
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IOW not saying "don't teach kids programming" but "teach it as something serious". Which sounds like Papert.
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"fun” is wrong selling point. Pleasures of discovery & creation are much more enthralling. (author in comments)
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Thanks… read the comments; still don’t get it. But, whatever…
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