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Andrew Blum@ablum.bsky.social |
Lots of confusion between “every great new technology was initially resisted” and “every technology that is initially resisted will be great.”
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R H
@flinflonimation.bsky.social
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“Let’s make everything out of asbestos and use radium skin cream”
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Ekaterina Sedia
@esedia.bsky.social
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And the assumption that all extant technologies are inherently superior to their alternatives
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Peter Clines
@peterclines.bsky.social
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See also: Change is good.
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Madame Hardy
@madamehardy.bsky.social
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"They laughed at Jesus. They laughed at Galileo. They laughed at Fred the Incompetent Engineer."
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petoskey stoned
@petoskeystoned.bsky.social
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if you were struggling to pull up a ladder with increasingly large stacks of money sitting on each rung, you'd be confused too
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Phil
@keeptheskyblue.bsky.social
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People typically ignore new technologies until they are ready, but AI is different. Never before has a technology been forced on the world so quickly. This is a dangerous experiment run by Big Tech, and governments should stop it.
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George S
@harmonygritz.bsky.social
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"Pay no attention to the tech giveaway to teachers & schools that we will charge for later, once folks are 'hooked' and believe the tech is necessary for their jobs."
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Tim Feinstein
@timnfeinstein.bsky.social
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Here is the risky decision that made me a billionaire, and also a hundred thousand other people who did that went broke, got arrested, or both
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Tauriel
@tauriel1.bsky.social
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"Every German shepherd is a dog, but not every dog is a German shepherd" seems to be a difficult concept.
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@alexdel.bsky.social
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Just go straight to “DDT was fucking awesome.”
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Juniper (She/Her)🏳️⚧️
@excesshyperbole.bsky.social
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Leaded gasoline was once a great technology.
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Fountainhead this
@jaocomms.bsky.social
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It’s a variant of the if everyone hates me I must be doing something right rationalization
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Puppet
@greenjoel.bsky.social
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Stanley Moon : You're a nutcase! You're a bleedin' nutcase! George Spiggott : They said the same of Jesus Christ, Freud, and Galileo. Stanley Moon : They said it of a lot of nutcases too.
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@carbonwaechter.bsky.social
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Kind of works with social change as well
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ZZ Bottom
@jaypee.bsky.social
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We are having another Autonomous Transit Pod vs Just Pay A Guy To Drive The Bus "discussion" on twitter today
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Diogenes of Snarkadia
@diogeneslamp.bsky.social
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Every creationist and anti-vaxer argues 1. Galileo had great new ideas that authorities rejected, THEREFORE 2. Every one whose claims are rejected by scientific authorities is a Galileo, THEREFORE 3. I am the new Galileo
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Eric Pranausk
@ericpranausk.bsky.social
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That's deep.
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David A .B.Rooke
@davidrke.bsky.social
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That includes AI
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Leiracal
@leiracal.bsky.social
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A lot of "logical thinkers" don't understand necessary and sufficient conditions, nor inverses, converses, and contrapositives.
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RPG Imaginings
@rpgimaginings.bsky.social
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For every seatbelt that fits the mold, there are ten Virtual Boys.
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John Castiglione
@johncastiglione.bsky.social
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None of these fools remembers 8 tracks
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All Saints Dae
@ourdailybadge.bsky.social
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This is the same reasoning Christian pastors and right wing politicians use. They love the phrase “if you’re taking flak you’re over the target.”
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@simonball57.bsky.social
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explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos... no resistance needed
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Accountabilabuddy
@accountabilabuddy.bsky.social
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Juicero.
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JoyComethInTheMorning
@sheadapts.bsky.social
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More like Edison and his buds won. We knew how to get electricity from the sun over 100 years ago. DC current got sidelined.
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Carter Edman
@carteredman.bsky.social
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It's the "they laughed at Einstein" fallacy. Also, they never laughed at Einstein
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Kristy Koth
@kothinadream.bsky.social
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So time will tell. The vast majority of the discussion around AI lacks nuance.
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copedog
@copedog.bsky.social
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"everyone who gets drunk won't write a good book" Freakwater
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Zuthal
@zuthal.bsky.social
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Also, is that even really true? Actually revolutionary great new technologies are often enough eagerly accepted specifically because they provide an obvious, immediate benefit to people.
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Wattle of Bits 🏳️🌈
@wattle.bsky.social
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Who resisted the wheel??
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Julia S.
@booktweeting.bsky.social
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Carl Sagan said it best—they also laughed at Bozo the Clown
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Drew T
@dtipson.bsky.social
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"...the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown." ―Carl Sagan,Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
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BraveryTEWalker
@braverytewalker.bsky.social
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If it hinders most and helps few (cough, rich people, cough), then it isn’t really great.
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Mad Online
@verymadonline.bsky.social
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Is that first statement even true? I don't recall the internet being resisted. I'd be surprised if radio or the telephone were too.
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IzanamiC⛩️
@izanamic.bsky.social
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I note these distinctions in this statement here, "every great new technology" vs "every technology." Logic & reason will answer the rest.
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