binkle on Nostr: ultimately I think the reason people start to associate technology with evil is ...

ultimately I think the reason people start to associate technology with evil is because each new innovation provides a new opportunity for those who have power at the time to choose to be merciful or choose to abuse those who depend on the structure they administer.

one posture towards AI could be "yeah fire all those people we don't need them anymore HA suckers"

but another posture could be "we have a responsibility to these people, so we should try to find them new responsibilities which comport with our newfound capacity for productivity and make things EVEN BETTER"

it doesn't have to be so terrible, but it is often the case that the people at the top make it so by their own choices.