I wrote about communications technologies, the role of priestly classes in society, the waning of journalism and waxing of programminghttps://jacobitemag.com/2017/12/05/a-priesthood-of-programmers/ …
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https://www.wired.com/story/its-time-for-innovators-to-take-responsibility-for-their-creations/ …
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journalism trajectory instructive! amoral, mercenary society-shaping institutions emerge over time, ingroupers stop and look around
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fashion noble purpose, rules of conduct etc ("tech solidarity" thing kinda like this, think they're pushing unions, really professional org trojan horse)
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group ethos take on life of its own, negative responsibility (be less blase/careless about side-effects of industry) turns positive (steward society, shape in own image)
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I can't help but be smug whenever I see these arguments about how the tech industry is shirking its duty to behave more prosocially
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they don't realize they're the tip of the spear
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