Using Technology to Deepen Democracy, Using Democracy to Ensure Technology Benefits Us All
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Using Technology to Deepen Democracy, Using Democracy to Ensure Technology Benefits Us All
"LOVE LOVE LOVE your futorological brickbats! Love them! You are in fine company with Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary with these." -- Paulina Borsook
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"Rather close but correct reading." -- Evgeny Morozov
"Mean, but true." -- Annalee Newitz
"Dale Carrico's skewering of the salvific pretensions of Silicon Valley's soi disant savior/founders never disappoints." -- Frank Pasquale
"Pretty breathless, but I guess it had to be said." -- Bruce Sterling
"An essential reality check for those who are too entranced by transhumanism to notice the sordid reality behind the curtain." -- Charlie Stross
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So, ol' Georgie boy here advises an audience consisting mostly of credulous, techno-fetishistic 20-something computer kiddies to partake in off-label use of strong drugs developed for serious neuro-degenerative conditions. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Oh, I know. Side effects running the whole gamut of circulatory disorders like in the case of Piracetam, to organ damege of the liver, kidneys or whatever and coming full circle with drug-induced neuro-degenerative disorders. But hey, at least we get this way more data points than from the flimsy animal testing those meds went through!
Athena and I grumbled over this on twitter last night, and she pointed out that the recommended substances that WEREN'T actually dangerous often have already been demonstrated to lack the enhancement effects Dvorsky attributes to them (creatine, omega-3). io9 commentors making these points themselves were of course airily dismissed by Dvorsky. Then, AFTER the obvious objections had already been raised, the stealth Robot Cult outfit IEET endorsed the piece with a re-publication on their site. Classic! Speaking of data-points, chalk up another one for the Robot Cult as pseudo-scientific scam.
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