Eleanor SaittaNov 14, 2022
Repeat after me: all technical problems of sufficient scope or impact are actually political problems first.
Show threadParanoid FactoidNov 16, 2022

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Further: No social problem or societal dispute can be resolved algorithmically or be automated. When people argue, only people can resolve the argument.

Show threadEleanor Saitta
@ParanoidFactoid
I mostly agree, although I won't say never — if the people in question have previously agreed on the rules the technical system uses (and had agency in that discussion and trust the implementation), it might happen. But that's a high bar.
Nov 16, 2022 at 7:15pmWeb