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"Advancement" implies improvement. Just because things are changing does not mean they are improving.
by jwond 3y ago
"Advancement" implies improvement. Just because things are changing does not mean they are improving.
- the_snooze 3y agoYeah, it's a misguided and naive way of thinking. Deciding whether a technological development is good (and for whom, and to what extent, and with what trade-offs, and on what time horizons) is a really difficult task. So some folks will replace it with a much easier question: "Is this new?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_substitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_substitution