@StompyRobot@mastodon.gamedev.place @addressforbots@social.apcn.nz @cstross@wandering.shop @dryak@mstdn.science @whybird@aus.social It is a choice, being a cog in a machine or the machine, or the operator... all part of the same inhuman mess of abuse and use. Being human is not specialization but adaptation to new scenarios, using every faculty to learn and use whatever skills necessary and choosing not to harm and to cooperate with likeminded individuals, or not.