y'all I think William Adama was right - allowing networked computer systems was a serious mistake
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we forgot that they are a tool to help people solve problems instead of an end unto themselves
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I'm actively trying to dissuade myself from writing a concluding chapter in my dissertation that argues almost exactly that...
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It makes me feel weird saying so though. Like, the conflict of: loving to build technological tools; imagining the potential of technological solutions to social problems; recognizing the reality of recent failures; and, theorizing about the "why," is painfully disorienting.
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yes! but caring about the problems and downfalls is part of loving to build tools! that's one of the most important parts of building a tool!
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Yea, that's why I liked your wording with 'forgot'. People start evaluating what they build under metrics that distort their perspective. Like, really, really, really quickly.
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