Eleanor SaittaNov 14, 2022
Repeat after me: all technical problems of sufficient scope or impact are actually political problems first.
Show threadsarantiumNov 15, 2022

@dymaxion saying that tech is NOT political is how many of my friends justify working at FANG and advancing the societal ills these platforms perpetuate.

It is the the moral comfort zone which allows them to reconcile the uncomfortable fact that the work they do is directly or indirectly harmful to others.

Show threadEleanor Saitta
@sarantium I mean, also a bit of the system being designed to remove them from the effects of their actions.
Nov 15, 2022 at 11:05amWeb
Show threadArclightNov 15, 2022
@dymaxion @sarantium Predictable considering how much of software development is focused on abstractions. Just keep wrapping those harms in layers of abstraction until you can sleep at night... #JustMakeSureThereAreUnitTests