Comment by layla5alive
6 days ago
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But, tech was not always a net negative.
As far as I can tell, the sharpest negative inflection came around the launch of the iPhone. Facebook was kind of fine when it was limited to universities and they weren't yet doing mobile apps, algorithmic feeds or extensive A:B testing..
It seems "optimizing engagement," was a grave initial sin...
Maybe some engineers should to go back to their childhoods and watch some Outer Limits and pay attention to the missed lessons..
Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others. Past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.
The first digital privacy laws following a personal data scandal were voted in… 1978 (France)
Tech has always been a tool for control, power and accumulation of capital.
You counterbalance it with social and civic laws (ie. Counter power)
> As far as I can tell, the sharpest negative inflection came around the launch of the iPhone
Some would say "The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race."