switching.social
"Being a dev is not intrinsically political."
...with the best will in the world, this isn't true any more, not in the social media age.
A long time ago, being an atomic scientist was once seen as a purely academic profession with no connection to politics or ethics.
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@switchingsocial i'd say it was never true for any technology.
best to err in favour of advancing that tech in ways that give decisionmaking power to those directly affected by the decision, albeit perhaps making the more dangerous decisions opt-in.
(but that too is obviously a politically charged stance)
switching.social
To mangle a famous phrase, "you might not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you".
Social media is innately political, and so is development work around it, because it affects who can use it and how their message can spread.
Social networks are now, whether we like it or not, powerful political weapons, and those who design weapons bear some responsibility for how they are likely to be used.
🇧🇪 vanecx
He doesn't "design a weapon", he designs an app to use social networks.
Also, what if he decides to add Switter to the blacklist?
(also, I see your instance mastodon.at only blocked a handful of other instances, shouldn't you get involved with your own moderation before explaining to others, or are there no nazi instances to block actually?)
DashEquals
@switchingsocial
If you start making political decisions, you have to start making lots of them. By deciding to not make political decisions at all, you alleviate yourself of the added draining responsibility.
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