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Or is it getting worse because of how the software is used? I will grant that some software seems to only be usable in weaponized ways (e.g., biometric identification at scale), but something like Facebook could be used for _good_ purposes (connecting people) if it weren’t driven by the wrong metrics (e.g., advertising, surveillance, etc.).



Here's the thing.

If we're talking about a material object, there would be a more or less clear distinction between "what it is", "how it's made", "how it's used", etc.

If we're talking about software, I don't think that's the case any more.




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