Comment on Just found an interesting quote from buffy the vampire slayer for our technodystopia.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
At the same time technology is neutral, it’s humans who chose this, so frankly less interaction and a bit more technology might be highly beneficial.
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
as long as you don't count software as technology because it, especially algorithms, are often not neutral.
geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
The software didn’t code itself
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
originally but it is a thing now.
geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
But the other poster’s point still stands. Technology in general, and algorithms specifically, are neutral. It’s humans deciding what to put into production and what metrics need to be met that cause the problems, not the technology itself. Blaming “technology” is just a way to let the humans making decisions off the hook.