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This wouldn't be as silly a counter argument if there weren't already unrestricted models out there. Unfortunately, this is a very silly argument. I'm so glad
by huggingmouth 3y ago
This wouldn't be as silly a counter argument if there weren't already unrestricted models out there.
Unfortunately, this is a very silly argument. I'm so glad that people like you weren't around when they invented the personal computer.
- Sharlin 3y agoOn the contrary, the argument that "someone will do it anyway, so you should just let it happen and take no moral responsibility because I WANT MY SHINY TOY" is… not merely silly, but incredibly absurd, selfish, entitled, and amoral. One could argue that if $BIGCORP doesn't want their thing to be used by bad actors, they should just refrain from developing the technology at all, and while it's a somewhat defensible position, that would also result in techbros not getting their toy, so it doesn't really apply here.
- huggingmouth 3y agoThe argument is that somebody already did it. Continuing this nonsense only harms legitimate users.