DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agoDo you think you can become a benevolent dictator without ever getting corrupted or turn evil?message-squaremessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down14
arrow-up1177arrow-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-24 days agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-squareɯᴉuoʇuɐ@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoNo, because “benevolent dictatorship” can’t exist (the only benevolent action of such a dictatorship would be self-abolishment).
minus-squareabecede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoGuido Van Rossum would disagree. And he also stepped down.
minus-squareɯᴉuoʇuɐ@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 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.