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  1. Sep 2025
    1. Often we’ll see tech that is scary. I don’t mean weapons etc. I mean altering video, tech that violates privacy, stuff w obv ethical issues. And we’ll bring up our concerns to them. We are realizing that ZERO consideration seems to be given to the ethical implications of tech. They don’t even have a pat rehearsed answer. They are shocked at being asked. Which means nobody is asking those questions. “We’re not making it for that reason but the way ppl choose to use it isn’t our fault. Safeguard will develop.” But tech is moving so fast.

      This reminds me of a documentary film I once watched, "The Social Dilemma". This is already a serious problem, yet we seem to lack effective solutions. Restricting these technologies would mean sacrificing higher profits, efficiency, and competitiveness. Cold treatment and cover-ups are common approaches, but persistent avoidance only makes genuine problem-solving more difficult and elusive.

    1. Being and becoming an exemplary person (e.g., benevolent; sincere; honoring and sacrificing to ancestors; respectful to parents, elders and authorities, taking care of children and the young; generous to family and others). These traits are often performed and achieved through ceremonies and rituals (including sacrificing to ancestors, music, and tea drinking), resulting in a harmonious society.

      In hindsight, the way to perform or achieve these ancient ethical systems, when viewed within their historical context and cultural environment, were confined to the upper classes. They were impractical for the masses, representing an unrealistic expectation and attempt at domestication of the lower classes by the elite.