@shauna@social.coop this edges dangerously close to helplessness and to stripping people of their autonomy and ability to make ethical choices (or at least minimize harm to themselves and their surroundings). most of the time the stakes aren't high and the choice to engage with this tech is simply an indifferent one, trend-following hook and an addictive design snare. sure i can empathize with people doing objectively harmful things by recognizing it's shoved down their throats and straight up propagandized not just marketed, and none of us is immune to propaganda, but that empathy by no means should imply relieving them of the consequences of their choices, and it surely doesn't extend my attitude to the problem to enabling or even turning the blind eye. if anything it fills me with fury when people spin this tech in its current form as an acceptable solution/bandaid to anything or put it under any positive light. rather i hope under any discussions of the systemic deficiencies which *may* lead to its use, everyone is clear on that it's no good and should be resisted and struggled against in *all* cases.