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May 14, 2012 08:46 pm PDT
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Nerd fatalism, nerd determinism: the problem with nerd politics
My latest Guardian column is "The problem with nerd politics," and it discusses the twin evils of "nerd determinism" and "nerd fatalism" -- both convenient excuses for people who care about technology policy to avoid politics. In "nerd determinism," technologists dismiss dangerous and stupid political, legal and regulatory proposals on the grounds that they are [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/eUQuBbLPG3E/nerd-fatalism-nerd-determinis.html
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