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You’re just a programmer, right? Surely you carry no responsibility for what you program…

Meet the programmers bombing the shit out of Ukraine.

They’re just programmers too.

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#programming #responsibility #ethics #BigTech #surveillanceCapitalism #ukraine #war #theNurembergDefense

in reply to Aral Balkan

"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? It's not my department!" says Wherner Von Braun. tomlehrersongs.com/wernher-von…
in reply to Aral Balkan

This is a topic that comes up more frequently than it should have to. "Just quit" is usually the right advice, but it's advice which is incredibly hard to hear. Walking away from a paying gig means less financial security and in capitalism that's terrifying.

That said, if I could tell my younger self one thing, it would be "Just quit, it'll be okay." (Not that I ever directly bombed anyone.)