[serious] Here's a thing I'm conflicted about: On one hand, making human actions machine readable is great for intelligence augmentation etc
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On the other, making society machine readable is just waiting to be exploited to its full potential by some unscrupulous power that be/will
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Maybe we're digging our own grave w/ [1]& should watch out for [2] much more, resist technological legibility at a basic level & do it early
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The unscrupulous power that be/will can be mitigated by countervailing broad-based/universal access to the same technologies.
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I do not think it is that easy, the matter is both complicated and complex (extremely so)
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technology as a force amplifier is will benefit nearly any side, but not homogenously so
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e.g. organized power uses DRM and surveillance, while persons have e2e crypto; both benefit one side more than the other
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but that is only if you pit them against each other, it looks different again if organizations are facing off
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additional complexities: access to technology is mediated through technology, technology enables some entirely new org forms
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also in many fields (esp. crypto), states and non-tech companies are, with few exceptions, behind the curve
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some tech, like fully homomorphic encryption, I'd rather not see fully operational in the hands of power (want perfect DRM?)
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re new org forms
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@sarahdoingthing incidentally that's why I'm skeptical about blockchain/AI based governance: all the human slack that made it work is gone
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