A long time ago I found out through a bug report that some OSS code I wrote was being used in a guided missile system. It made me sick to my stomach, I lost sleep over it, I still think of it often. But I don't think use restrictions are workable ...https://twitter.com/rakyll/status/1175520676557377536 …
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The central problem is that people (clearly) can't agree on what is evil, or what are human rights abuses, and sometimes those with the power of legal interpretation are part of the problem.
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It took me a few years to really internalize it, but I've come to believe that trying to be a better and more moral person, and being generous even with those who we profoundly disagree and are a threat, is genuinely ethical.
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People are persuaded one by one, little by little, and often there's a lot of indoctrination to overcome, but contact helps. Not that evil shouldn't be fought too, it should, but being open and generous is not complicity, it can be the opposite.
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JSLints no evil clause is not a genuine attempt to limit use, it's a stab at lawyers. Crockford put it there as a joke, and refuses to remove it out of spite to lawyers.
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