Life is complicated. Regardless of what your beliefs or politics or ethics are, the way that we set up our society and economy will often force you to act against them: You might not want to fly somewhere but your employer will not accept another mode of transportation, you want to eat vegan but are […]
  • signaleleven@slrpnk.net
    5·
    3 months ago

    I am often fatigued by Cassandras. They are right, of course, but its their curse. They are EXHAUSTING. Cory Doctorow is a Cassandra that often offers perspectives to show the way out (or A way out) of whatever doom he’s presenting. And pragmatism is part of why I like him. I’m tired of purism.

  • TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    22·
    3 months ago

    I know this is a dickish thing to say, but I’m not going to invest that much time into reading a 3000 word article from someone that I don’t know about… Maybe a 600 word article.

  • Lembot_0006@programming.dev
    17·
    3 months ago

    I know the real answer, but you won’t like it: the world is an objective reality which is extremely difficult to change; ethics, on the other hand, is a set of arbitrary rules that can be changed in whatever way you need almost for free. Should I continue explaining?

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netOPM
      81·
      3 months ago

      Maybe you should read the article first and not just comment based on the title.

      • Lembot_0006@programming.dev
        112·
        3 months ago

        Or maybe you should provide a TLDR section to interest people to read the article. Ethic problems aren’t the most intriguing theme. Most of such texts are just whining without any rationale.