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Technology is not neutral, nor it does exist in a vacuum. It is not neutral due to the fact that humans are not impassible wielders of technology.


Assuming you define tools and technology as the same thing I disagree.

Hammers build homes, and smash faces

Encryption keeps honest people’s information safe, but it also can be used for drug trafficking

The internet is used for social media and news. But it’s also used for child porn.

Tools are neutral, it’s how they are used that makes a tool like a gun, something that feeds a family or something that kills innocent people.




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