DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-220 days agoDo you think you can become a benevolent dictator without ever getting corrupted or turn evil?message-squaremessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down11
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareDo you think you can become a benevolent dictator without ever getting corrupted or turn evil?DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-220 days agomessage-square86linkfedilink
minus-squareɯᴉuoʇuɐ@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoNo, because “benevolent dictatorship” can’t exist (the only benevolent action of such a dictatorship would be self-abolishment).
minus-squareabecede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoGuido Van Rossum would disagree. And he also stepped down.
minus-squareɯᴉuoʇuɐ@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoWith all due respect to Guido, creating software does not have the same weight and responsibilities as leading a country.
No, because “benevolent dictatorship” can’t exist (the only benevolent action of such a dictatorship would be self-abolishment).
Guido Van Rossum would disagree. And he also stepped down.
With all due respect to Guido, creating software does not have the same weight and responsibilities as leading a country.