On Sociopaths and Progress

Post by smitty1e » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 11:24 PM UTC

mortb wrote: post #23

Some ten years ago I relalized that the tech industry has little regard for what the socetietal consequences of tech developments will be. Since then work has not been fun in the same way. For example, social media fun to use, but when you think about it, it is just using our human vanity and desire to be seen to gather as much data from us as possible to use in ways that the users will never imagine. These uses of w…

> tech industry has little regard for what the socetietal consequences of tech developments will be

How much is 'enough' regulation?

Without exactly refuting you or The Famous Article, the ditch on the other side of the road is a sterile, risk-managed wasteland.

Post by readthenotes1 » Sat, Jul 01, 2023, 12:40 AM UTC

slibhb wrote: post #24

readthenotes1 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One way to define sociopaths is that they are willing to do what it takes to achieve their goals without regard to others. It certainly seems Stockton was willing to do this, ignoring the evidence that his sub was safe and willing to kill others on the off chance that it failed. That he died as a result is not relevant to his disregard for others.

Of course his willingness to take risks matters. It shows that he didn't value his own safety over others'. It also shows that he thought the sub was safe. Being wrong doesn't make you a sociopath. As I said, the interesting thing here is the attitude shown by posters like you and the author of this piece.

He thought it was safe because he wanted it to be safe, not for any real reason.

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