Context to this BIG question is in my latest video #shorts #history

so back to the original question how should we treat a Nazi not ignoring their past and acknowledging crimes against humanity is a start but humans don't always think like that i think Ven Brown's story highlights that in times of war and high tension which World War II and the space race certainly were morality takes a holiday it's easier and often feels better to turn a blind eye to unsavory parts of someone's actions or past if they also inspire awe and speak to progress or frankly if they become really useful the thing with Vin Brown is he's not unique in this regard yes he's unique in his specific history and background but is he that different from tech giants today his overwhelming amorality and laser focus on spaceflight feel similar to the bottomline focused companies and tech giants who aren't thinking about the repercussions of the things they're building big developments in science and technology often come with moral and political responsibilities ai is a big one that stands out to me right now a technology plenty of people will use even knowing that it plays a huge part in public misinformation destroying people's livelihood and has a devastating ecological impact but people turn a blind eye to that because it makes reading an article easier or because they want to make YouTube content but don't want to think of an idea and write it ai has some incredible applications but killing art and creativity in the name of hustle culture so we can be the people from Wall-E is about the worst use and it feels like that's where we're going and no one's answering for these huge negatives the engineers coding it the politicians not regulating it and the companies footing the bill aren't held responsible for what's come from their