I used to think that tools are inherently morally neutral, that it was the intent behind their use that bore the weight of "good" or "evil."
but...
if the merest use of a tool causes human harm or environmental depredation, then i'm comfortable dubbing that tool "evil," *prima facie.*
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npub1yg…mhamu
2024-11-26 01:51:14 UTC
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