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gouranga · 2012-06-29 18:45:43+00:00

Two words: fuck you.

The issue is not the technology, but how we choose to use it.

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drivingmenuts | karma 2286 | avg karma 1.12 · | 2019-03-05 01:28:48

I’d rather destroy the people who utilize them.

Ultimately, the problem isn’t tech, it’s people who misuse it.

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hu3 | karma 5570 | avg karma 2.62 · | 2021-06-18 21:12:44+00:00

That was very unprofessional and disrespectful from them.

Technologies should be debated by weighting their pros and cons, not with insults.

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elviejo | karma 1325 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2022-09-23 18:38:19

Which technology? Apple making sure you cannot swap the HD in your computer? Hate. Facebook debilitating the encryption in WhatsApp? Hate. Google ñ, erasing the distinction between ads and content? Hate. Android being by default a distraction machine in service of ads? Hate.

Emacs being open and lisp configurable ? Love, love. Unix everything being a file? Love Smalltalk? Love Wikipedia? Love The open self-hosted web? Love times infinity.

So basically I hate technology that is no made in service of the better angels of our nature.

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jacquesm | karma 227883 | avg karma 3.76 · | 2017-03-07 19:19:49+00:00

Technology should serve its users, not the other way around and change-for-changes sake is an extremely bad strategy.

CaptSpify | karma 5342 | avg karma 2.15 · | 2016-06-10 15:10:24+00:00

I love using technology. I hate using shitty technology that detracts from the experience, by trying to provide an experience.

nickik | karma 5493 | avg karma 1.17 · | 2019-01-05 02:14:37

Its not viable to stop the world from using technology and use it just because it goes against your personal preference.

shreyshnaccount | karma 657 | avg karma 1.41 · | 2021-10-25 10:43:35

big tech is offensive to the user

minton | karma 325 | avg karma 1.78 · | 2017-08-18 12:52:53

Please stop calling this technology.

angersock | karma 15241 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2017-06-23 02:45:10

Reminder that when we build tech like this, we don't get to pick how it's used.

DangitBobby | karma 4778 | avg karma 1.92 · | 2023-03-16 11:14:54

I don't get your point. People should not hate tech because they have no choice? They don't hate tech because they have no choice?

SkyDrone | karma 97 | avg karma 1.26 · | 2013-08-19 09:50:29

They are a problem no matter what kind of technology you use.

protomyth | karma 49943 | avg karma 3.17 · | 2020-05-24 03:23:13+00:00

My profession's technology is simple, easy, well understood, logical, and clean. Your technology is evil, changes too much, and is very confusing.

vitro | karma 778 | avg karma 4.01 · | 2023-09-01 08:38:32

You are not your technology.

ishanagr | karma 88 | avg karma 8.0 · | 2012-01-11 15:14:45+00:00

Technology can be misused, but we cant let in come in the way of the benefits it provides.

simonh | karma 32703 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2022-08-02 09:54:58

It's horrible technology, born from deeply misguided ideals that will hurt and is hurting a lot of people. I'm not going to celebrate it's repeated, persistent failures but I'm not going to deplore them either.

Sunset | karma 146 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2017-03-19 22:21:33+00:00

Technology does not have purpose. We use technology to our own ends.

tomc1985 | karma 11141 | avg karma 2.76 · | 2020-01-22 07:10:34

Welcome to this brave new world where technology is accessible to all.

I hate it.

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rodrigosetti | karma 110 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2017-02-07 05:30:18

Yes, you hate technology because is hard to build it.

j7ake | karma 3670 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2024-01-20 04:28:52

Ideally we should using technology to do what we intend to do.

Unfortunately the reality is that technology uses us and makes us do things we normally would consider stupid.

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