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There needs to be another rule against being a techno-sycophant.
by stackghost 2mo ago
There needs to be another rule against being a techno-sycophant.
- brookst 2mo agoTo the curmudgeon, its techno-sycophancy to say the wheel is a pretty good thing. It’s just another take on shill / sheeple / etc. it gets old.
- stackghost 2mo agoAnd to the sycophant, pointing out real and obvious drawbacks is being a curmudgeon.
- overtone1000 2mo agoIn such situations, the golden mean is a useful lens.
- Razengan 2mo agoMortal combat is the only way to resolve this.
- tremon 2mo agoThe golden mean is only a useful lens if all sides are equally prepared to take up extremist positions. If some people are taking up considerate or even reasonable positions but others take up the absolute, the golden mean will always skew towards the unreasonable.
- throw10920 2mo agoI think I might agree, but just so we're clear: what exactly is a "techno-sycophant"?