pay attention to people who want to foreclose debate on the moral implications of consequential technologies.
the first of our rights to be lost is always our right to defend our own logic
pay attention to people who want to foreclose debate on the moral implications of consequential technologies.
the first of our rights to be lost is always our right to defend our own logic
the precautionary principle is an extraordinary technology itself: it says that until we can prove an invention will not be more harmful than helpful, we should hold back on sending that invention to market
I’d argue the one technology humans most desperately need to invent is the ability for collective restraint on behalf of the common good
“AI is just a tool, it is silly to debate the morality of a tool” 🤔
“Assault rifles are just a tool, it is silly to debate the morality of a tool”
“The atom bomb was just a tool, it is silly to debate the morality of a tool”
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I see 2 key places to improve Mastodon re: safety + one process suggestion
1) ability to turn off replies from accts user does not follow
2) mods can easily select from user-curated blocklists in server settings, with a default blocklist maintained by Mastodon itself already “checked”
3) paid safety advisor(s) who help users and mods make these kind of recommendations without having to go through complex/tech processes
@Gargron https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/113080979375593074
"The stage played host to speakers from every other walk of life—including multiple Republicans and a top executive at Uber—but a Palestinian speaking about the situation in #gaza even with a party-vetted speech, was just too much for the DNC. The Uncommitted movement had proposed Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman and you can read what she would have said here." via ryan grim
If you donated to #mastodonforharris, would you consider donating to some of our own community members who could use mutual aid from our community?
@thiswomanswerk already put some work in to organize a thread of accts for Juneteenth, that’s one place to start https://blacktwitter.io/@thiswomanswerk/112539849684901598
Jeffries, Pelosi, and Schumer all telling Biden to quit. Too much at risk with Biden also dragging downballot races. Folks, it’s happening https://mastodon.social/@axios/112807989600498996
a fun thing is that Mexicans just elected a nobel prize-winning climate scientist and leftist feminist woman as their president by wide margins
@ainmosni isn’t it just that right wing fedi is blocked from left wing fedi?
“We were confronted by counter-protesters who engaged in blind reactionarism that had little to do with the genocide we were protesting as well as our demands. We condemn the hateful actions and rhetoric of the counter protesters, who threw food and made violent threats”
University of Mississippi: ‘abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned
Largely white, male group taunts pro-Palestinian protesters on campus and one man makes racist gesture towards Black woman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/04/university-of-mississippi-counter-protesters
The third US State Dept official and the first foreign service officer to resign over #Gaza tells NPR tonight: "it's a very strange time in the State Dept, something like I have never experienced in my 18 years of service.
"Our unconditional military aid made it impossible for us to have any credibility even for the good things we were doing."
@raph offers clear, first hand insight on the Israeli gap between working for justice vs calling for peace & he hits on some real universal patterns, worth a read
Why don't progressive Zionists center justice?
https://www.onesmalldetail.blog/why-dont-progressive-zionists-center-justice/
my biggest complaint about AI is we didn’t ask for it. zero popular movements took to the streets to demand AI. no one sat around kitchen tables lamenting how hard life is without AI.
what people want is health care, housing, climate change solutions, etc We sit around kitchen tables wondering how to pay for college, get loved ones the psych and addiction support they need, or help the people on our streets who need homes
Netanyahu, a hard right extremist, kills with impunity today in part because AIPAC has run roughshod over the United States congress for years, rooting out anyone who questions their extremism. So! it is incredibly exciting to see a progressive coalition stand up and say no to AIPAC.
Sign ⬇️ this petition to join the new movement and pls give @ifnotnowboston a follow to stay engaged & to show this coalition the fediverse is a good place to organize!
#ceasefireNow #gaza
“Intentionally depriving people of food is clearly a war crime. Israel has announced its intention to destroy the Palestinian people, in whole or in part, simply for being Palestinian. In my view as a UN human rights expert, this is now a situation of genocide. This means the state of Israel in its entirety is culpable and should be held accountable – not just individuals or this government or that person.” https://kolektiva.social/@susurros/112004898245581238
@Karstan did they mention she was one of the lone holdouts on the Iraq War? She earned so much cred with that, congress should just hand her the mic whenever the question is “should we throw down in the middle east for sketchy reasons?”
wish this wasn’t such an evergreen meme 😞
the sheer amount of human energy devoted to dealing with white guys inability to regulate their own emotions
@bikepedantic I appreciate people who find healing and transformation through talk therapy, but I think at some point we have to recognize that the “men will literally—— instead of go to therapy” meme exists for a reason. I think we need more ways for people socialized as white men to find community and connection and emotional support with one another
After absentee ballots were counted, my friend who lost their city assembly seat to a MAGA type by five votes ended up winning by one vote! Glad I voted lol
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