A technological solution to a social problem, or a political one?
@Hyolobrika Did tech ever solve any social or political problem, not creating five new ones that require even more complex solutions at the same time? I do appreciate the increased rate of information exchange and tremendous bandwidth, but look where it got us. And I'm not some luddite — computers were my hobby since pre-teens, but nowadays I think whether it's a coincidence that Utopia didn't have any advanced tech, but most dystopias do, social and political problems don't have tech solutions.
>I think whether it's a coincidence that Utopia didn't have any advanced tech, but most dystopias do
What makes you think fiction is a good guide to reality?
@Hyolobrika It isn't! That is why I put my question like this: "Is it a coincidence…"
With dystopias, I think author always goes for "Is there a way how this technology could be abused?" 🤔
I believe it's the right way of thinking — if we have serious social or political problems any tech is going to get abused, keeping checks and balances in place is not what tech does, it is what we, the society, should do.
Oh sorry. I wasn't sure how to parse "I think whether it's a coincidence that".
@Hyolobrika
NP! English isn't my native tongue and while I'm not too bad at it, I have a bad habit of trying to put subtleties in what I say. Sometimes it just feels awkward and doesn't get through 🤷
