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Valleywag: Why your snark is going to get us all killed (medium.com/one-world)
7 points by nikunjk on May 13, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



No one is denying that what Justin proposes is noble and good, it's that he framed his appeal in such an overwhelmingly positive happy-go-lucky manner that it was almost farcical.

I know he means well but I think it would have generated less snark if he had balanced his talk with some discussion of the alternative. Yes, people in tech have a lot of power but would be remiss not to think of the responsibility. Build great things but understand the concerns people have around privacy, morals, and ethics in this brave new world. That would have generated more critical discussion and reception.


I am reminded of Doris Lessing's saying: "It is not a sin to be second-rate. It is only a sin not to try to be first-rate."




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