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Tony Metzidis

Why only focus on cynical aspects? If code is political, surely there has been some positive outcomes?

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Andrew (he/him)

Right. Code has the power to do tremendous good, but also tremendous harm. Just because it runs on unthinking circuitry doesn't mean it's free from political, moral, or ideological agendas -- good or bad. We must acknowledge that potential for abuse and avoid making those mistakes.

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Tony Metzidis

can i ask what you think are some of the positive examples?

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Andrew (he/him)

No, but you're welcome to write your own article in response.