In this paper the author highlights how both engineers and social scientists misinterpret the relationship between technology and society. In particular he attacks the narrative, widespread among engineers, that technological artifacts, such as software, have no political properties in themselves and that function or efficiency are the only drivers of technological design and implementation.

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    4 months ago

    You are right, gender neutral pronouns aren’t political. Having an internet meltdown because someone didn’t use them is.

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      But as far as I understand someone just requested he did, and then it was Andreas who had the meltdown, hence the accusations of politicization?