I boosted this earlier but I need to give it special emphasis. This talk is required viewing for all programmers. They should show it in schools.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QMGAtxUlAc
Without a doubt the best software talk I've ever heard.
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@sir That's very interesting, but when he says things like "You've got a responsibility to society", when he says that to a company like Facebook, I think that's a mistake. A company has a responsibility to its owners/shareholders. The company does not actually have a responsibility to society. You can say things like that to a person, but I'm not sure it's meaningful to say it to a company.
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That kind of thinking is why we've got such a big problem on our hands...