Early morning hot take: when you develop software, you should consider how it can be used for evil, and consider if the negative consequences outweigh the positive ones. If you’re a good person, you include externalized consequences in the equation.

In other words, don’t make something that will hurt other people, even if it benefits you.

@liw

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