Why is a human spewing a virus not like a machine spewing sparks?
This is actually a scary and telling analogy from Sotomayor. It equates humans to machines; objects with no agency or power. Just as they want to 'fix' a machine they deem as 'broken', they want the unchallenged authority (aka control) to 'fix' 'broken' human beings.
Because of course they know better, right?
Sometimes their most simple, throw-away statements reveal much about their motivations and goals. And none of it is good.
This is actually a scary and telling analogy from Sotomayor. It equates humans to machines; objects with no agency or power. Just as they want to 'fix' a machine they deem as 'broken', they want the unchallenged authority (aka control) to 'fix' 'broken' human beings.
Because of course they know better, right?
Sometimes their most simple, throw-away statements reveal much about their motivations and goals. And none of it is good.
They’re fucking sick