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leroy_hoffenfeffer t1_j57k7rk wrote

Technology is inherently controlled by entities that don't have average citizens best interest at heart.

So, mostly grim, unless some serious reform / revolution occurs that pries technology away from said entities.

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Saerain t1_j592ds9 wrote

This seems to conflict with history, to put it mildly, doesn't it? Liberation of average people seems like the overriding feature of technological progress. It's practically been the primary force counteracting most efforts at oppression.

Did the entities change very recently?

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