On Technology
Hint: it's a weapon
Never forget that technology is a weapon. If you feel the world is not as perfect as it should be, then you must struggle to put the weapon of technology at the service of society. You must rescue society before that can be accomplished, so that technology benefits the greatest number of human beings possible, so that we can build the society of tomorrow-whatever name you choose to give it-the society we dream of and that we call - as it was called by the founder of scientific socialism - communism.
– Che Guevara
There is a weapon in this mural - a U.S.-made M-1 rifle. When it was in the hands of Batista's soldiers that weapon was hideous. But that same weapon became extraordinarily beautiful when it became part of the arsenal of the people's army.
– Che Guevara
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
– Mao Zedong
TODO: write about these (?) for now, readers, just ponder those ^ TODO: link people using guns in texas to help protect homeless encampments TODO: link encampments being destroyed, vids from twitter? from eg. LA TODO: talk about experiences with the same in CHAZ TODO: slum comparison? like, these are slums dudes, please take care of your neighbors TODO: RedSails links: On Crypto
- technology and surveillance state --- Shoshanna Zuboff --- Yasha Levine --- Che - technology is a weapon
Che was working on automation back in the day.
index tags: Technology, Che Guevara, Mao Zedong, Shoshanna Zuboff, Yasha Levine, RedSails, Roderic Day, Guns, Weapons, Surveillance
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