On Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:00:48 -0400
Barrk  wrote:

>   (Near) Future-tech will not SERVE you, only EXPLOIT you.

 It is amazing how many people seem to think this is a new fear, it
is far from being so - and it has never been true and won't be until *this*
fear becomes true "As machines become more intelligent it will first become
possible and then necessary to bribe them".

 Right now and for all of history to date the exploitation of people
has been done by *people*, technology is simply another tool in the box of
those who like to exploit and control and it is one that serves *them* very
well. However technology is a *tool* and like all tools the result of using
it depends on the intent and skill of the user and not the nature of the
tool. For example you could use nuclear explosives to sculpt artwork onto
dead planetoids or you could use them to threaten nations and influence
policies.

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